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At 9:31am on September 6, 2009, Steven E. Sexton said…: Hello there, my name is Steve Sexton. I posted an article about energy independence for American industry at www.vocgen.wordpress.com.”
I want to share the article with Americans concerned about our energy situation.
I hope you enjoy the article and find it encouraging.
All the best,
Steve Sexton

At 12:49pm on December 24, 2008, Home Wind Turbine said…: Merry Christmas Chris,
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 Chris, 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.

At 7:08pm on December 15, 2008, Adam said…: Hello. My name is Adam. I have been developing an incredible new design of windmill. This project is in jeopardy as my financial backer has defaulted and now relatively minor debts are becoming legal issues. This project holds the promise of reducing wind power costs by 1/2 and also providing large amounts for lower investments. These machines can be installed on existing wind farms to increase output on the same real estate as these machines utilize wind 100 ft & below. Also, I have termed ‘micro scale windfarms” as 8 to 25 acres sites surrounding the cities are more expedient to 1000 acre plus sites... I need help so I am reaching out.

At 5:21am on October 30, 2008, Home Wind Turbine said…: .
Hi Chris,

We have new roof mounting residential wind turbine kits are shipping now. They are sleek, attractive, and well designed. These are actually 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, home theatre, etc. It's a nice clean way for you to begin your Personal Energy Plan. These systems are inexpensive, easy to install, scaleable.

Your Wind blows stronger in winter, Your Sun shines stronger in summer. 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 from day one and Chris, you can too. Your local wind resources are so good in Oklahoma. Check these windmaps and see can you 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.

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At 5:13pm on October 14, 2008, Steve Sobelman said…: Although I agree with you I still think part of the changing the paradigm of wind acceptance needs to be persued with HOAs and cities. If the perspective can be changed from annoyance to appeciation and reward we might see some changes. It's the immediate individual household reward that's critical.
And I would like to hear you further thoughts.

At 4:07pm on October 13, 2008, Steve Sobelman said…: I am envisioning 1-10 Kw individual systems - both wind and solar PV. I see them as grid tie systems fo reach homeowner which would hopefully reduce
the demand on the grid along with some addtional supply for it. Vertical saves space, is easily mounted and maintained. The problem is convincing
homeowner associations - such as mine. Prices are falling as the technology improves.
Comments?

At 8:15pm on September 22, 2008, James Tracy said…: Howdy Chris, look at my page, watch the short vids 1st, then read the blogs. Thanks.

At 3:29am on September 6, 2008, James Artuso said…: Hello,
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At 6:18am on August 13, 2008, Mark E. Thompson said…: None specifically with wind. I do have traditional experience in Transmission and Distribution systems in terms of integrating them.

What are you thinking about? Just curious.

Best Regards,

Mark

At 4:54pm on August 12, 2008, vinnie boelte said…: thanks for the comment, i was venting when i wrote that. lol
i watch the race for president and im thinking that both of these guys want the federal government to help solve the problem. but its gonna take the local governments to find a solution.

vinnie

At 12:09pm on July 18, 2008, Chris Barrows said…: Electric Utilities Of Oklahoma--Partial List.doc

At 12:08pm on July 16, 2008, Thomas Kiser said…: Chris, good to know. I am convinced that the distribution of small generating farms/systems is a very viable answer. I am just beginning to educate myself but I am truly excited about this.

At 7:51pm on July 15, 2008, Steve Sobelman said…: If you look for "wind turbine chicago" on google you will find a helix turbine that functions in any position. Is it the answer, I doubt it. But it is another option.
I see an excellent dicussion beginning.
Steve

At 4:57pm on July 15, 2008, Steve Sobelman said…: All good points. Your background is in power generation. Mine is liberal arts so you know the needed mechanics where I don't. But I am looking at one or two 2-Kw turbines on each home with the addition of, say, 2-Kw solar. Decentarization, and how to do it, is obviously your expertise.
I was thinking with each home generating most of it's own power this would relieve the grid of a large load. Would this not make the grid more reliable and able to handle disasters better? I am thinking specifically of the outages on the east coast.
The needed footprint for wind can be dramatically reduced wiyh some of the new technology. Here I am thinking about the helix turbines - have you seen them?
Sorry I don't know all the technicalities so bear with me.
Let's continue the discussion. I appreciate your knowledge.
Steve Sobelman

At 11:37am on July 15, 2008, Steve Sobelman said…: Excellent discussion. Perhaps one answer could be neighborhood decentralization with wind/solar set up on a smaller scale. Primary output could be directed to a specific groups of local users with the surplus directed to the grid. Certainly here in Tulsa's outlying areas enough land exists for combination generation. Still, with severe weather conditions, three will be some reliance on the grid. Power generated from neighboring states could shared. Your thoughts?