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minus-squareboonhet@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·15 days agoI thought it would be nice to get a wind turbine since that could produce some useful electricity in months that contain the letter ‘r’. 11k EUR 2 kW Price of electricity is like 10 cents a kWh average throughout the year 11000/2/0.1 = 55000 hours Will pay off if it produces 2 kW for 6 years straight. I don’t think I’m getting one.
minus-squareBluewing@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·14 days agoEven open flat farmland might not be good enough. They need to follow ridgelines for best success.
I thought it would be nice to get a wind turbine since that could produce some useful electricity in months that contain the letter ‘r’.
Price of electricity is like 10 cents a kWh average throughout the year
11000/2/0.1 = 55000 hours
Will pay off if it produces 2 kW for 6 years straight. I don’t think I’m getting one.
Even open flat farmland might not be good enough. They need to follow ridgelines for best success.