Wind Power for Barn Use
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My son lives in northern Michigan near the shore. He is in a valley that has large hills that run east and west. His proximity to Lake Michigan and the hills combine to provide a constant breeze across the flat valley.
His barn is over 1400 feet from the house. Running a dedicated power line back to the barn will run $2,000 or more (Plus monthly electrical bills). I see that there are small wind turbine generators for approximately $1,300 and a battery pack in the neighborhood of $600.
Do any of you guys have a wind generator supplying power to your barn/shops? My son is a Chef in Traverse City and his 30 acre farm is used to raise fowl and produce for the restaurant as well as others in the area. He mainly needs power for barn lights and winter heating elements for animals.
What do you use? Is it worth the investment? Are you having any issues?
I am not rich...but I get off my ass everyday to make sure I am not broke!
Can we get the Mexican cartels to help us with our supply chain issues? They don't seem to have any trouble getting stuff from one place to another.
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Re: Wind Power for Barn Use
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How big (power output) is the turbine you found?
Low power lights could probably be done. Heaters too, if they are on timers so they don't have to run all the time?
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Re: Wind Power for Barn Use
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How big (power output) is the turbine you found?
Low power lights could probably be done. Heaters too, if they are on timers so they don't have to run all the time? 400 watts https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200672633_200672633?cm_mmc=Google-pla&utm_source=Google_PLA&utm_medium=Alternative%20%2B%20Renewable%20Energy%20%3E%20Wind%20Turbines%20%2B%20Accessories&utm_campaign=Primus%20Windpower&utm_content=56009&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI5-jxu7Dy5gIVAtbACh1fpAo3EAQYASABEgIeY_D_BwE Power use is at night - heaters all night in the winter.
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I am not rich...but I get off my ass everyday to make sure I am not broke!
Can we get the Mexican cartels to help us with our supply chain issues? They don't seem to have any trouble getting stuff from one place to another.
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Re: Wind Power for Barn Use
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How many and what size are the heaters?
I think our trough heater is 1500w, so to run at full power, the wind turbine would have to run at full power for almost 4 hours (4x400w=1600w) and store it in batteries to cover a single hour of full power use.
If he had lower power heaters, and/or staggered them, it might work.
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Re: Wind Power for Barn Use
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Can he decrease the cost or running electrical if he does the grunt work? Im not going 1400 feet but I am going to rent a trencher and trench 24" down for electrical to my garage. A retired electrician will do the skilled work. My permit with the township has myself as the installer but many aspects of the job must be inspected and approved before proceeding to the next step.
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Re: Wind Power for Barn Use
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Thanks for your insight, I have some reading to do. When it comes to grunt work, my son will do all he can to reduce the cost of any installation. especially if we have to trench a line from the box on the house back to the barn. The good thing is that the soil there is a sandy loom that we can cut a trench in with the tractor and dig out with a shovel. The heaters that he runs are basic poultry heat lamps in the chicken, turkey and duck pens.
I am not rich...but I get off my ass everyday to make sure I am not broke!
Can we get the Mexican cartels to help us with our supply chain issues? They don't seem to have any trouble getting stuff from one place to another.
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