Industry Expert Says Residential Wind Power "Doesn't Make Economic Sense"

Paul Gipe has written make books on the subject of wind power and his expert opinion is that "small wind doesn't make economic sense" for residential use. Home wind power is largely limited to homes in remote areas that cannot connect to the power grid and he thinks thats the way it should be. Gipe feels that a community approach to wind power is the answer. In the case of wind turbines, he feels that bigger is better as larger wind turbines are more efficient and can pay for themselves in a much shorter time. It's hard to argue with his credentials, but I'll choose to be an optimist on this one. Residential wind power is not a practical option for most consumers at this point, but new innovations are happening every day.

Read the full article at LiveScience.com.

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