Hi there,
New to the forum and looking for some advice. Just moved into a new house in a very rural location. It is still connected to the grid though. I was thinking of getting a wind turbine, but don't want a big one, and I've had an idea that I'd like to know if it's even possible to do.
I read that a 2KW wind turbine would produce around 4300KWh per year (depending on wind speeds). When I was at my last house I used around 10300KWh per year. So I thought I would get 3 turbines and connect them together. That should give me enough power to run completely off grid. Is that doable? I guess I would need a battery storage unit as well, to store the power I'm not using.
Ideally I would like to maintain my mains connection so that I can automatically switch over to grid power when I am not generating enough power.
Is the above all possible? Would it be expensive to setup?
Thanks
Alex
New to the forum and looking for some advice. Just moved into a new house in a very rural location. It is still connected to the grid though. I was thinking of getting a wind turbine, but don't want a big one, and I've had an idea that I'd like to know if it's even possible to do.
I read that a 2KW wind turbine would produce around 4300KWh per year (depending on wind speeds). When I was at my last house I used around 10300KWh per year. So I thought I would get 3 turbines and connect them together. That should give me enough power to run completely off grid. Is that doable? I guess I would need a battery storage unit as well, to store the power I'm not using.
Ideally I would like to maintain my mains connection so that I can automatically switch over to grid power when I am not generating enough power.
Is the above all possible? Would it be expensive to setup?
Thanks
Alex