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Old 10-26-2014, 04:29 PM   #59
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Originally Posted by wynndog View Post
I think it's more windy here than sunny, why can't someone figure out 2 or 3 3ft. high wind turbines for the roof or a house? Not everyone has a southern exposure for solar either. Also the only wind I can find are real high prop ones.
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Because low to the ground the wind is too turbulent to get any real good power from. You can build small wind turbines that could put out 20 or even 30W, but nothing where you're going to get significant gains.
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