Wind turbines - North Coast.
The DR by-law does not allow any man made towers & buildings past 11 meters along the North Coast. Is it enforced? It all depends where & how
high is the tower. There are numerous cellphone relay towers at 30 meters
height erected by Edenorte. Some municipalities will allow towers higher than 11 meters under certain conditions. Caution must be taken when applying for
tower erection around the Gregorio Luperon airport. These towers can not be
in the fly path of airplanes.
I will be installing wind turbines in the Cabrera area mid February. Many
people send emails asking for wind turbines. Unfortunately, only 20% of
them have a "good wind site". To determine if your property is suitable for
wind energy equipment please visit
www.windpower.org . This is the
official website of the DANISH WIND INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION. If you think
you qualify then proceed with wind turbine selection. Talk to the people
next door to make sure they don't mind the tower & turbine visual aspect.
Wind & solar energy combined together is the best way to put nature
to work for you. In addition, energy conservation must be practiced to
get the best out of your investment.
For equipment sizing, both wind resources & KW demand must be
measured accurately. Over 75% of home/business owners are not sure
what is their electricity requirements resulting in undersizing inverter and
battery bank which eventually leads to problems & high cost to replace
the equipment.
Renewable energy is a hugh topic. Getting the right education & answers
is the only way to proceed with aquiring the equipment.
I'll be more than happy to address your questions. I thank Keith R for
the invitation to participate in the Green Team.
Warm regards,
Georgios.