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Re: are wind turbine motors a DC motor ??......

Also Grid Tied power systems usually only make sense if the utility has a plan that is "in your favor". Basically, a 1 month to 1 year net metered plan (i.e., they act like a money based storage battery--where you generate excess power--dollars in your account--And let you draw out at similar pricing in the winter when you don't have much sun--or similar if you have high A/C costs in summer, etc.).

Also, if the utility has low metering/connect charges. My utility (with the state of California holding a club over their heads) keeps our connection fees low (around $5 per month) and a tiered pricing plan which can run from $0.10 to $0.50 per kWH (summer afternoons--very expensive, off peak/winter much less).

Because utilities "don't like" grid connected customers (we cost them money), some are starting to charge very high connection fees and not too much per kWH (i.e., $20-$50+ per month just to connect) and ~$0.06 to $0.15 per kWH or so... So, a grid connected system where you offset power usage, still has high monthly charges for using almost no "net" electricity.

Interestingly, that also becomes an issue for folks that worked very hard to conserve power... Use 100 kWH per month (not very much for a gird connected home), and pay $10 for power and $40 for a connection fee... A few people here have disconnected from the grid for their small homes/vacation cabins and gone full solar (plus backup genset) because of high minimum billing charges by utilities.

In California, customers are "not allowed" to leave the grid unless they pay for the privilege (pay for "stranded" costs of utilities for distribution and generator capacity loans taken out "in our name").

Talk with your neighbors and the utility and figure out how much it will cost to bring power to your property and how much per month will it cost...

It is a mixed bag--I would bet the value of the property will increase if you bring permitted utilities onto the property. And, it will probably cost a lot more in the future if somebody later choose to bring in power (than today).

On the other hand, utilities are not ignorant of the costs to service customers. In California, roughly 1/2 the bill is for fuel/generation costs and the other 1/2 of the bill is for distribution/local facility costs. If everyone saves 50% on their power bill, the utility will still have (roughly) the same infrastructure costs--And will raise the minimum monthly charge/fees/etc. to cover the original lost revenue (at least that seems to me, what is going on today in many regions).

It is not unusual for folks to figure out the costs for a minimal amount of utility power is a wash with full off grid solar, or even cheaper if the lines are not already at the edge of the property but must be run for 1/2 mile or more.

If, on the other other hand [would that then be a foot?], you will be a large user of electric power (farm, shop, life-style), then the minimum charges and such may not be so much of a factor in your overall power costs.

It all depends....

-Bill