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The cost is fairly high up front. A home system rated at 1000 watts can be installed for about $6000 if you do so yourself. This system will provide up to 100 watts an hour f you are in a very windy area, like I am in Wisconsin. Windy areas provide about 8 to 10% of what the claimed power output. Less windy areas provide even less.
Large systems react similarly. Most sstems provide 8 to 10% of what they rate them for at max.
The day to day cost of wind systems is very high also. This is because they are high maintenance and breakdown fairly often. Trucks, running on fossil fuels will be used to maintain the equipment.
Operating costs are very high. Fossil fuel plants must run in the background to supplement any wind variance. Fortunately the CO2 output of these fossil fuel plants is ignored.
What is low!? Well, output is very low. Almost no actual power is given by a system system. These turbines work at winds from 14 mph until 30 mph. If the wind is slower, the system idles. If gusts get higher, they use power to brake and do not provide any power.
Bottom line is that wind systems provide no power at extreme costs.
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∙ 12y agoit is very expensive so noone knows what the cost is
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∙ 15y agoYou write a small draft drawn on your bank?
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∙ 12y agoHi people of the world! How is life these days?
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∙ 12y agoIt depends on how you run wind energy. if you use a windmill, it depends on the size and type.
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Which statement about sustainable energy is true A It could be grown by farmers B It has a high environmental cost C It is renewable so will not be used up D It does not cost very much?
Sustainable energy is energy whose source is renewable. (Apex)
Cost of renewable energy?
$100 billion
How do you do a project on being against renewable energy?
Renewable energy is a noteworthy goal and hopefully it will be cost effective in the future. To stand against renewable energy just because it is renewable would not be a worthy endeavor.
Advantages of non-renewable energy sources?
The advantages is that non renewable energy cost less and it's always available.
What is one cost of using renewable energy resources?
You need energy to survive
How much does wind energy cost?
So far it is free because wind is a renewable energy source but you have to count the turbine and generator and everything that produces the electricity.
How much of austrailas energy is renewable?
honestly, we use only about 16% renewable energy. Its disgusting...We need to do more about it...
How much electricity comes from renewable sources at present?
Around 20% of world electricity is from renewable energy in 2009. More than 80% of the renewable energy use is hydroelectric which had a lot of installation limit. Progress on renewable energy is rather slow to the energy crisis.
Why does your population continue to rely on natural resources when renewable sources of energy available?
This is a world-wide problem not confined to any particular country; it exists because the cost of non-renewable energy sources is, so far, significantly less than the cost of renewable sources.
What is so good about geothermal energy?
Low cost. No emissions. Renewable and endless.
Why renewable resource is best?
Renewable energy can't run out. Non-renewable energy WILL run out. Renewable energy is produced at a constant rate, non-renewable is not. Renewable energy is free when the generator is built, non-renewable is not. Renewable energy does not cause pollution (with the exception of biofuels), non-renewable energy does.
What is the best type of renewable energy?
It depends on where you are and how much wind, sun, etc. you get.
