Site Assessments: The Alternative Energy Potential of Homesteads

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Good solar or wind potential can return thousands of dollars per year in energy savings—or even in income from power sold to your area utility—and can offer your family security in a future of uncertain energy availability.
Good solar or wind potential can return thousands of dollars per year in energy savings—or even in income from power sold to your area utility—and can offer your family security in a future of uncertain energy availability.
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Photovoltaic panels, which directly convert sunlight to electricity, should be placed in an unshaded location and oriented for maximum annual power production.
Photovoltaic panels, which directly convert sunlight to electricity, should be placed in an unshaded location and oriented for maximum annual power production.
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Siting passive solar buildings may involve compromises between wintertime solar heating and summertime cooling when shading and orientation are considered.
Siting passive solar buildings may involve compromises between wintertime solar heating and summertime cooling when shading and orientation are considered.
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Figure 1: Solar diagram.
Figure 1: Solar diagram.
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Figure 2: Solar diagram.
Figure 2: Solar diagram.
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Figure 3: Solar diagram.
Figure 3: Solar diagram.
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Accurate assessment of wind energy potential is a chancy proposition. One approach is to build an inexpensive machine—such as MOTHER's design shown here—to test the resource.
Accurate assessment of wind energy potential is a chancy proposition. One approach is to build an inexpensive machine—such as MOTHER's design shown here—to test the resource.
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Figure 6: Solar diagram.
Figure 6: Solar diagram.
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Figure 5: Solar diagram.
Figure 5: Solar diagram.
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Figure 7: Solar diagram.
Figure 7: Solar diagram.
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Figure 4: Solar diagram.
Figure 4: Solar diagram.
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Figure 10: Solar diagram.
Figure 10: Solar diagram.
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Figure 9: Solar diagram.
Figure 9: Solar diagram.
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Wind metric measurements table.
Wind metric measurements table.
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Figure 8: Solar diagram.
Figure 8: Solar diagram.
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Figure 1: Wind diagram.
Figure 1: Wind diagram.
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Wind power formula for calculating increase in power.
Wind power formula for calculating increase in power.
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Figure 2: Wind diagram.
Figure 2: Wind diagram.
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Figure 4: Wind diagram.
Figure 4: Wind diagram.
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Figure 3: Wind diagram.
Figure 3: Wind diagram.
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Figure 5: Wind diagram.
Figure 5: Wind diagram.
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Figure 6: Wind diagram.
Figure 6: Wind diagram.
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Figure 8: Wind diagram.
Figure 8: Wind diagram.

Learn about site assessments for the alternative energy potential of homesteads, including renewable energy areas of solar, wind, natural factors and advice on harvesting.

Whether you already own property or are simply in the
market for it, the alternative-energy potential of a
particular piece of turf ought to be as much a part of your
thoughts as are access, flooding, septic-field percolation,

  • Published on Nov 1, 1985
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