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- Are you interested in becoming an organizer in your area?
- Maybe--But Not Sure What to Organize
- Tell us about your experience with alternative energy:
- I am pursuing a Masters Degree in Ethics and Sustainability.
Right now, if pursued correctly, we have the technology to produce all the electricity we need on 200 square miles of land with solar power. The new advances in wind energy production
technology can produce energy in as little as 8 MPH of wind.
But we have to convince our people, and government to do this. The technology exists today.
- What excites you about this campaign?
- This is an opportunity, created by some one who knows petroleum, to change the paradigm of how we power our lives.
This paradigm change can promise our children a healthier and safer future. It's what we have to do.
- What do you want to do to help?
- I start by joining. I am associated with the Tulsa Sustainability network. I can present literature to people I know regarding this plan. And would like to.
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Merry Christmas Steve,
This year I have helped so many members learn about personal home energy plans. It's all about power use, conservation, and home power generation, things I have been doing at my residence to lower my energy costs. Send me a friend request a to add me Steve, I'd be honored to have you as a friend here.
BTW, oklahoma: I just posted an article about Home Wind Systems in oklahoma. Your state's representatives, governor, and public utility commission officials are not in your corner with this "soft policy" on Net Metering. Instead they have the tables turned against green power for businesses and homeowners. You should read that article, important.
Hello Steve, These new roof mounting residential wind turbine kits shipping now. The kits are attractive, sleek, well designed to install as a home appliance on the roof, much like an antennae or satellite dish. They are as easy to install as other home appliances, like dishwasher, etc. You can now begin a personal energy plan. These systems are inexpensive, easy to install, scaleable.
Your Wind blows stronger in the winter, Your Sun shines stronger in the summer months. This hybrid wind/solar system combines these cycles to give a more even flow of energy year round. This homeowner sized wind/solar system provides free power for your home. Many customers have found it easy to become customer/dealers of our kits. Customers can become a dealer with no further investment, they see quickly how people are easy to get interested.
I have used the same systems save money on my electricity costs and Steve, you can too. Your local wind resources are so good in Oklahoma. Please see these windmaps at the link below and pinpoint what number your area is in. Zone 2 is OK, anything over 2 is (very) good. First double check your wind resources from the map and links below.
Your Tulsa, Oklahoma Wind Resource Maps
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As for Oklahoma, about 1/3 of the population live outside of metro areas. If you can start getting some of the outskirt locations to buy on, then it could be easier to get the metropolitian areas to modify HOA regs and local building codes.
It's not an optimum plan, but it is quite doable.
The big holdback for Oklahoma is the state "net metering regulations".
A kilowatt produced by home/private production only has a third to half of the value of a kilowatt produced by the major utilities, which makes producing in excess of personal consumption (and making more profit) less feasible.
Nip that in the bud (or at least make it more equitable) and the cat will be out of the bag.
Convincing homeowner associations to allow it is going to be a pretty big uphill battle, and that's without having to deal with local zoning codes.
Considering efficiency of scale, targeting apartment complexes for solor cells would be a good start.
To bypass the local / H.O.A. codes (and target entities with the cash to implement large scale installations), communications companies that own their towers and routing centers would be prime targets.
Rural farms, small towns and privately owned companies would also be more feasible. Small towns and farmers make up about 1/3 of the customers in the state and local regulation is at a minimum in such locations.
I could expound on the rest of the reasoning for hours, but I'd end up filliung your comment section!
My thoughts
Take a look and tell me what you think. Thanks!
Thanks.
Steve
Concerning your 1-2 KW idea:
What you're looking for is a VAWT (Vertical Axis Wind Turbine)
There are many on the market, but they're designed for off-grid operation (not paralleled with grid power).
They're a bit pricy ($2800 to $5000), but taking care of that problem is part of my overall plan.
I want to put together a team to standardize, design, build, install and operate a series of several hundred rated at 1.5 to 10 KW each.
Hopefully I'll have the blog bosted before I go to bed tonight
What I'm envisioning are hundreds of 2.5 to 50 KW wind turbines spread throughout the grid with a smattering of 2.5 to 3MW generators at or near the distribution substations.
Combine that with the concept of going back to direct electric trains powered by extremely centralized generation and electric cars. Then we can have a highly reliable and dynamic system.
Lots of details that would need to be worked out though...
And lots of big business that will want to get their fingers in the pie..