Urban Green Energy has introduced its new, easy to install, small wind, vertical axis wind turbine called ‘eddy‘. Eddy is a quietly handsome wind turbine designed for residential and small business installations.  The turbine is said to be easy to install (under an hour), will snatch wind from any direction and can be pole or roof mounted.  The turbine can be readily integrated into an existing solar panel system with a hybrid controller.  Comes with a 3 year warranty and is designed to keep producing off-grid wind power for 20 years.

Cut-in wind speed is around 8 mph and eddy can survive winds up to 112 mph.  The amount of energy your site will produce will depend on how much wind is present.  It appears eddy requires moderate wind to create significant power.

Comes in different configurations starting at just under $5,000 and qualifies for a 30% federal tax credit.

Source: The Alternative Consumer

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