Isn't that bowing down and kissing the ass of the government that has successfully convinced the morons that wind power is more efficient than coal fueled electric plants?
I can't speak for micro wind power owners. But for the solar power owners on FR we're not conceding anything of the sort. I believe coal, uranium, and natural gas are the best for powering the grid (with hydro power IMHO being good too, but that's about maxed out). And I believe natural gas is best for heating the home and cooking (we heat the home some here in Alabama, but obviously not as much as we consume energy for cooling). And I believe in most ways gasoline fueled ICE cars are better than EV's.
But, and this is very important to me and most of the few FReepers with solar: I can't mine my own coal. I can't drill my own natural gas. I can't drill and refine my own oil. If I want some level of self-efficiency with energy to reduce my family's dependency on over-regulated and over-restricted energy sources then I have to produce energy on my own in the only way that's feasible and practical to do it on a small scale for an individual home (at least in Alabama). And that's with decentralized solar (solar for me, not utility level solar making the grid dependent on solar like the Dims push). I can't blame someone for doing the research I did to implement decentralized wind power like I implemented decentralized solar power (assuming the person is in a situation and environment for doing so).
You and I are on the same side of the argument on how best to power the grid (coal, nuclear, maybe some natural gas) and what to do about gasoline prices (drill baby drill). Evidently the difference between you and me is I'm for taking the next step and each of us as individuals (families) doing what we can to be more self-reliant (including with energy) so that the government has less control over us. That's what I think about when I see articles like this about micro wind turbines or micro hydro turbines or residential solar panels. It's working for me to greatly reduce how much energy I buy from the traditional sources that the Dims control way too much.