Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Wind Power News


This article, which largely focuses on companies around Sacramento, California, discusses some of the issues making wind power more appealing. It notes a trend for companies to place wind turbines on their roofs, and it discusses some of the technologies available and legal challenges to further development of small scale wind power generation. The article also notes that wind production increased 45 percent in 2007.

Marquiss Wind Power is one of the companies mentioned in the article. Their windmill is pictured above. According to the story, Marquiss "is marketing 5- and 10-kilowatt wind turbines which cost 29,000 and 59,000 dollars respectively."

Read the full story here.

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