Environmental Benefits and Pricing
Wind energy is a great energy source to use. It is clean and very sustainable since their will always be wind. Wind has no toxic pollution or global warming emissions. It costs a good amount of money to install for use in an average home, but is good in the long run for the energy source. The customer also won’t notice a difference in the energy when the wind isn’t blowing. The turbines keep extra energy stored so when there is no wind blowing it takes energy from that extra storage. It costs about 30,000 dollars to install in a home. There are also rebate and tax credit programs depending on your state if you install a wind energy system. Overall, wind energy is good for the environment and is worth the investment because it doesn’t cause global warming and it can have a tax rebate.
Cost Benefit Analysis
Cost
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8.2 cents per KWh (kilowatts an hour)
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31 to 84 dollars per MWh (Megawatts an hour)
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Average US home uses 11 MWh each year of electricity
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Average turbine powers more than 1,400 households
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Costs 30,000 dollars to install, but once it starts, no monthly rate or plans to deal with
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Benefits:
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Clean energy source
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Derived from sun, so won’t go away any time soon
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Domestic source
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Cost effective
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Cheaper than regular electricity
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Keeps earth healthy