Is it possible to use wind energy for everything?
Friday, October 16th, 2009 at
11:49 am
If you had a wind turbine installed on your property, is it possible for that to be your only source of energy? I'm including electricity, water, and heat. I would still have a backup of something, though, just in case.
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It depends on where you live. Like solar it can’t be counted on 24/7, so you would have to have a storage system of some sort, and would have to be in an area with very reliable wind currents.
I think a system that is still tied to the grid is the most practical and most cost efficient. You don’t need a storage system so you save money. Most grid tied systems allow you to sell back the excess electricity you create, so it is much more efficient. Since you can draw from the grid when you aren’t producing or when your need exceeds production you won’t have to worry about not having electricity.
No, it could not be used for everything all of the time without a battery backup to store additional energy for when the wind is not blowing hard enough to create the electricity that is needed. The same goes with solar power. That is why neither source can be the only sources of energy even though the environmentalists ignore this fact.
hydro power is the way to go