11-08-2008, 04:48 AM
This is nothing new or magical, just solar and wind power as far as I can tell. My parents had a windmill on their roof for a few years. First, it is a bad idea to have it attached to your house because it shakes the whole house. Second, we didn't have all that good a resource. The windmill was almost always turning but rarely made all that much power because the wind in that immediate area wasn't that strong or steady. Then sometimes the wind would really howl and you thought the windmill was going to rip off the roof.
That was in central NY state, where it is cloudy all the time. Funny I should move half way around the world then buy property in Eden Roc where it is also cloudy and also without good wind resources.
The million dollar question is whether you have good wind or solar resources. South Point and Upolu Point both have good wind. Nothing in between does. You can buy a windmill off the internet but you can't buy the wind.
That was in central NY state, where it is cloudy all the time. Funny I should move half way around the world then buy property in Eden Roc where it is also cloudy and also without good wind resources.
The million dollar question is whether you have good wind or solar resources. South Point and Upolu Point both have good wind. Nothing in between does. You can buy a windmill off the internet but you can't buy the wind.