Posted by RodInNS on February 27, 2008 at 06:19:50 from (24.224.246.156):
In Reply to: Wind Generators posted by skyharborcowboy on February 27, 2008 at 02:27:33:
Seriously... how many feet of line are you talking? Wind is not cheap. PV is really NOT cheap. Inverters are not cheap and deep cycle batteries are not cheap either. You could get by with a small inverter for the lights but I think if you get into power tools you'd need a generator or something much more substantial in the inverter department.... something into the thousands of dollars.... That combined with thousands in batteries. Self contained wind power is not cheap, but if it meant running a mile of line... then it might be cheaper.
IF you're serious about this, then there is a lot of information on the site I'll link. It's all home brew, do it yourself type stuff, but the information is still usefull... even if you want a more commercial solution.
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