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Are Renewables Right for Me?
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From 2010 Colorado Utilities Report
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Solar Energy Industries Association, Market Insight Report – 2011 Year In Review
Solar – Small but Growing
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How Solar Works
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How Wind Works
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Location, Location Mount type
10 watts per square foot
Usable roof space
Tilt, azimuth
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Sunny Days
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Location, Location Part II
•Power in the wind • Effect of air density, • Effect of swept area, A• Effect of wind speed, V
R
Power in the Wind = ½ρAV3
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Put turbines in areas of high winds
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“Micro-Siting” to maximize generation at a site
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Effect of wind speed on production
Same turbine, two different wind regimes:◦ Yampa (8.3 mph)
1,200 kWh/year◦ Sheep Mtn: (18.4 mph)
6,500 kWh/year
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US DOE
Costs
Solar Wind
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Costs II
Solar Wind
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Costs III
Looney and Greenstone, “Paying Too Much for Energy”, Daedalus, 2012
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A solar PV system costs $8,000
It will generate 5,000 kWh of free electricity every year
Each kWh currently costs $0.10
How many years will it take to get back the $8,000?
Payback: An Example