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Old 06-10-2003, 11:15 AM   #2 (permalink)
rockogre
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Location: SW Oklahoma
I work for an Electric Utility. The law says that if you are connected to their line that they would have to buy power from you at their AVOIDED cost. This is the cost that they would have generated the power to you at. NOT what they would have charged you. There is, believe me, a BIG difference.

There is also the matter of getting a distribution line to your site. In my area it can cost a few thousand dollars a mile just to get a line to your location. You get to foot the bill.

Wind power requires a pretty big mill to get much return, plus they usually never mention the battery bank and rectifiers you will require for wind generation.

If there is a distribution line near you there may be some way to sell power back and make some profit but you better do some serious research first.

You are welcome to PM me if you want and I will try to look up the specific information on selling power to your utility.
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