Abstract :
Southwest Wind Power, a start-up located in Flagstaff, AZ, has developed an affordable turbine that matches the efficiency of commercial wind farm turbines and produces power at grid prices. Dubbed SkyStream, the 1.8-kilowatt residential wind turbine is capable of trimming home electricity bills by 20 to 90%, depending on wind velocities, electricity prices, and government incentives in a particular area. A result of the US Department of Energy´s Wind Energy Program, Sky Stream can produce about 100,000 kWh of power during its 20-year design life. Abble to outperform 50- to 100-kW machines in terms of average cost of energy, its sales potential is very promising
Keywords :
electricity supply industry; power consumption; power generation economics; pricing; wind power plants; wind turbines; 1.8 kW; 50 to 100 kW; Arizona; Dubbed SkyStream; Flagstaff; Southwest Wind Power; US Department of Energy; Wind Energy Program; commercial wind farm; electricity prices; government incentives; home electricity bills trimming; residential wind turbine; wind velocities; Blades; Spinning; Wind turbines;
