Has a San Antonio Inventor Solved a Problem of Small-scale Wind Power?

www.texasmonthly.com ^ | August 10, 2023 | By Michael Agresta

[Yo-Yo]

Even our modern day alternators rob the engine of horsepower ( energy), I would be surprised if all the drag and strain on the engine ( more gasoline required) would barely exceed the “ windmill” energy output.

He was attaching his windmill to his pickup truck to test blade designs, not to try to harness energy while driving.

[Tell It Right]

See my post # 33 on how I got around the cost of home batteries issue. For what it’s worth, mine cost about $1K per kWh storage, before the 30% solar tax credit (which artificially inflated my price anyway so the tax credit hurt me as much as it helped me like all subsidies do). So in the end it came out to about $700 per kWh storage.

[DiogenesLamp]

I have a philosophical aversion to borrowing money. I have never borrowed money in my life. If I ever do anything along the lines of getting a battery system, I will just buy it with savings.