On Fri, 30 Apr 1999 21:48:02 -0700 Bob Blick <bob@TED.NET> writes:

> I wish you the best of
>luck, but gently suggest that unless you have 20mph winds you'd do
>best to
>consider other methods. Unless all you care about is kinetic
>sculpture,
>not electric power.

I agree with Bob that there are relatively few places where the wind is
consistent enough to make a windmill feasible.  For such a small amount
of power, go with solar instead.


>How about solar power? Even if you are clouded over you'll get output
>from
>amorphous cells. If you get any full sun you'll do better with regular
>crystalline types.

I think it's the other way around.  Amorphous cells (brown in color, less
expensive) work well only in full sun.  Their output falls off rapidly in
cloudy conditions.  Crystalline cells (blue in color, more expensive),
decrease in output more linearly, producing better power in less than
full sun.

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