Vertical and roof mounted turbines

I received an email today about vertical and roof mounted turbines on why they do not work.
Many of you may be getting calls about the viability of rooftop and/or vertical axis wind turbines.

We recently produced a fact sheet on these wind turbines. Small rooftop wind turbines: Common questions and answers

Basically, a wind turbine with a small swept area, located close to the ground in a cluttered area, is not going to produce much power.
http://www.focusonenergy.com/files/Document_Management_System/Renewables/smallrooftopwindturbine_factsheet.pdf (copy and paste this link)

For that reason, Focus on Energy is not providing incentives for these turbines at this time.

Cheers,

Don Wichert, P.E.
Director, Renewable Energy Programs
Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation
431 Charmany Drive
Madison, WI 53719
Phone: 608/249-9322 ext. 120
Fax: 608/249-0339
Visit the Focus on Energy Web Site
http://www.focusonenergy.com/renewable



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