Wind Energy
Wind Energy. Wind Power. Turbines. It’s hard to pick up a paper or turn on the news now a days without seeing something on the wind industry. Projects in the works, projects being executed, but a lot if it seems to be happening “over there”.
Residential
Residential Wind Turbines have been around and used for producing electricity for decades. Primary uses range, from very small units being used for battery charging and cathodic protection to today sleek, modern and efficient designs being used to drastically reduce your home’s power bill.
Light Commercial
Similar at the low end to the residential uses, offsetting a business’s power bill, this range of Wind Turbine is great for larger single use commercial applications where the intent is offset rather than commercial wind harvesting. Community Wind refers to turbines, usually up to 100kW being used to offset a portion of a communities bill, whether it be directly connected to a school, town hall, or a large campus. Same turbine, municipal usage!
Power Plant
This scale of Turbine is the news maker, the head turner, and the rock star. Commercial wind farms in North America are a huge business in areas that have the correct resource. Wind Turbines, usually installed in ‘farms’ ranging from 70-400MW, can offset major peak demand energy usage in nearby cities and communities. This size system is usually installed in conjunction with a utility, and in an area with a tremendous resource. Not so much for Southeast.
