High Plains Solar Wind

If you live in the high plains, there is no better place to harness wind and sun for your energy needs. Now, you can combine wind and solar energy for less than it would cost to run both separately. With hybrid wind and solar you get more kilowatt production per-dollar investment.

Here's how it works; if you live in the Midwest and/or plains states, your summers are full of sun but little to no wind while the winters welcome active winds, but sunlight is scarce. On a daily basis you will see a fluctuation in the winds with the rising and setting of the sun. Typically, the winds stay calm for the better part of the day and pick up again at night. No better environment exists for a high plains solar wind combination system.

A 4kW solar system in combination with a 3kW wind turbine will provide more energy than just a 10kW wind turbine or a 10kW solar system. With a high plains solar wind combination system, you get more bang for your buck.

Depending upon your individual energy needs, a hybrid, high plains solar wind combination can take you partially or completely off the grid with the help of additional government incentives. In October of 2008 the US government implemented a 30% tax credit for the purchase of wind turbines smaller than 100kW. Check with your individual state and city offices for further incentives.

For example, the city of Gainesville in Florida became the first city in the United States to introduce payments to its citizens for solar power which otherwise might have been too expensive for many businesses or families to install. This financing technique, which gave Europe the leading edge in green energy production, is now being to be utilized by several cities across the US.

If there was ever a time and place to combine wind and solar energy, the time is now and the place is the Midwestern sections of North America. With a high plains solar wind combination system, not only will you be able power your home or business efficiently, but also potentially profit from current incentives being offered by your state, and/or local governments.