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Residential windmills may prove too idealistic for some
The use of windmills to offset home power costs - and perhaps even spin the meter backward - has produced mixed results in La Plata County.
"I'm disappointed in the production I'm getting," said Brad Blake, who installed a windmill 18 months ago on Florida Mesa. "It hasn't produced the power I expected."
July 29, 2011
by Dale Rodebaugh
in Durango Herald
Brad Blake expected his windmill, located near Colorado Highway 172 south of Elmore's Corner, to generate more power than it has so far. In general, our area has limited wind-power potential, though exceptions exist.
The use of windmills to offset home power costs - and perhaps even spin the meter backward - has produced mixed results in La Plata County.
"I'm disappointed in the production I'm getting," said Brad Blake, who installed a windmill 18 months ago on Florida Mesa. "It hasn't produced the power I expected."
LaVern St. Clair, who has a windmill in the Animas Valley, agrees.
"It's not doing as much... [continue via Web link]
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