uphillklimber
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Actually it's just 3 miles SE of Block Island. Construction began in July. They hope to have it online by the end of 2016.A European company I think Danish has proposed putting a wind farm south Martha's Vineyard farther out to sea than the failed Cape Wind project. The cost of power for these offshore turbine is quite a bit higher than on land turbines. It baffles me at times.
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I don't mind paying part of it..
In the twelve months through August 2015, utility scale solar power generated 24.6 terawatt-hours (TWh), 0.60% of total U.S. electricity. In fiscal year 2013, federal supports and subsidies for solar power amounted to $4.393 billion, over 27% of all federal supports and subsidies for electricity production. This figure does not include state and local spending.
For calendar year 2014, the electricity produced from wind power in the United States amounted to 181.79 terawatt-hours, or 4.44% of all generated electrical energy. For fiscal year 2013, wind power in the United States received $5.936 billion in federal subsidies and supports, or 37% of all subsidies and supports for electricity production. This figure does not include state and local spending.
Interesting you mention heat pumps - with the new variable speed compressors, they are becoming very efficient and close to what geothermal is at.
Efficiencies are great even at low ambient temps but capacity loss is where they need backup help.
The multi zone minisplit units are awsome . Conventional heart pumps unless zoned (expensive) heat and cool whole house and loose some efficiency moving air. You can mix and match small ducted or wall units and just contol the space your in .
I like to think of it as recycling everyone elses waste heat .
I would do part I guess if I was building new or they ( the solar companies ) could eliminate my electric bill completely, that would be different.