Re: Residential Roof Top Electric Plant

I just got a bill in for $237(a new high for me)....and I am not an energy
hog....altho I switched
to two small Sun-Twin infrared space heaters in lieu of my whole house gas
heater.
http://www.envirotechproducts.com/solar-comfort-heater.htm
http://www.purehealthresource.com/pages-main/category-11_13/sun-twin-cozy-he
aters-sun-twin-model-750.html?zenid=d20802ed26539f04e4bd06a71a3e9dc6
They definitely have upped my electric bill being heating elements...but
probably still saving me $$.  Plus my gas furnace is oversized and very
uncomfortable to run...I'm glad not to be running it.

I live in bout 900 sq ft (rarely use the extra 200 sq ft upstairs ..mostly
storage)
and I live in Texas with a very mild winter this year.

I live in a high wind area and was very interested in the mag-wind....I'd
swallow hard and
fork out 7K but 10-15K is above me.

Still....I'm with you the ROI is longer than 3 years.....BTW: even at
$300/month.

Kit

>
> Looking at their alleged 3-year payback (ROI), and the prices for unit
> and installed unit mentioned in previous posts, the only way you'd get a
> quick ROI like that is if you were already a major energy hog with a
> massively above average bill.
> They say "...if monthly bill is $300..."  Even in Hawai'i, among the
> most expensive grid KWH in the country, monthly domestic (household)
> bill averages are only in the $120 - $180 range.  So the ROI is mostly
> hype, in dollars anyhow.
>
> For a probably less efficient but far less expensive and DIY
> alternative, check out the Green Windmill:
>
> http://greenwindmill.com/




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