GWguy
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Huge wind turbine installed
This is one reason why wind power isn't more popular. The initial cost vs payback stinks, 13 years to break even. And you can expect some major bills for repair and maintenance in 13 years as well.
The clean-energy device was installed at a 1,200-acre wholesale nursery in Laurel, in Riverhead Town, at a cost of $500,000.
Under the Long Island Power Authority's Backyard Wind Initiative, available to both residential and commercial customers, about $127,000 will be rebated to the nursery
The device is predicted to produce 157,555-kilowatt hours of electricity annually, realizing an approximate energy savings of $29,000.
This is one reason why wind power isn't more popular. The initial cost vs payback stinks, 13 years to break even. And you can expect some major bills for repair and maintenance in 13 years as well.