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Phillip Marsh left a comment for Phil Marsh
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Nov 26, 2015
Phillip Marsh left a comment for DM Matheson
"I am glad you took my comment so well. It takes the wind out of a lot of windmill sales.
Since there just is not a lot one can do about windmill power or lack of, I am looking around in other directions. At one time I was very interested in…"
Sep 2, 2009
Phillip Marsh left a comment for DM Matheson
"The typical urban windmill is sold to reduce your dependance on the utility grid. These windmills are advertized as producing 1 KW in a 30 MPH wind.

A typical 1 KW PMA (permanent magnet alternator) will loose 50% of its produced power as heat in…"
Sep 2, 2009
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  • DM Matheson September 2, 2009 at 1:33pm
    Great comment on Small Wind Phillip - appreciate the perspective. There was also a post today on the Windpower Group about costs and payback. At the end of the day, lots of room for improvement. In 1994 I had an energy & environment class where the Prof was relentless about wind power - its taken a while, but with all the focus these day, perhaps in another 15 years we can be further along in development costs and efficiencies.

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    Marshall
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