Wind power in your backyard

[jpak]

http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=69563

GOLDEN - Colorado ranks fourth nationally in wind generating capacity. However, if a company that makes back-yard wind turbines has its way, we'll soon be moving up in the rankings.

There is a way to leave the power grid and ride the air currents to lower energy bills.

A Golden resident is the first in Colorado to get one of the turbines. "Skystream" is the first device of its kind to come out of the U.S. Department of Energy's "Wind Energy Program."

When we first visited the backyard of Chuck Courtad in Golden last October, his new Skystream Wind Generator was still going together. Courtad was being asked by a lot of people about how attractive it might be.

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[newscott]

1. I would love to do this for myself but my backyard is tiny.

[sinkingfeeling]

2. How do city/town residents get around zoning laws to put up a 35' tower?

[uppityperson]

3. thank you, off to check it out

[wakeme2008]

4. there was on that did not use blades but looked like the Attic coolers

On here some time ago.

But add to this a small solar panel and IMHO you would need very little from the grid.

[Delphinus]

5. My backyard is more than big enough,

but the $10,000 pricetag is over half of what I live on in a year (and I work!).

[earth mom]

6. Thanks-this is great!

:thumbsup: