December 13, 2010
David Jolly Stabilizes Energy Costs with Endurance Wind Power’s S-Series
On his gorgeous piece of Wisconsin property, next to his brick house, traditional-styled red barn and a pond for fishing or swimming, David Jolly enjoys watching his two S-Series 5kW wind turbines spinning in the wind.
David originally conceived the idea of purchasing a wind turbine when he came across an ad for one in a local retail store. He was interested in the idea of using renewable energy on his property, but more importantly, he had two primary goals in mind for investing in a wind turbine. The first goal was to power the pumps that were feeding the water to his pond from a nearby well. These pumps were sometimes running twelve hours a day and drastically increasing his electrical consumption.
His second goal was to stabilize his energy costs. He knew that two things were inevitable: he was going to retire soon and that energy costs would always move in one direction - up! David decided that upon his retirement, he could use his wind turbines to better stabilize and control his energy costs. “I knew that installing a wind turbine would give me more flexible energy management on my property, something I would not otherwise have,” stated David. If, for example, he eventually decided that he wanted to make some money from his wind turbine, he could shut off his water pump and be paid for the additional unused kWh his turbine would produce under the state’s net metering policy.
With these two goals in mind, David set off to find the ideal turbine for his needs. He chose Endurance Wind Power for a number of reasons, but mainly because of the unique engineering design. The induction-based generator alleviated energy production inefficiencies that he felt came with the extra components needed for energy conversion on other types of generators. It was an ideal turbine that would utilize the low wind speeds of 11mph he was expecting on his property. These smaller-sized turbines also came on tilt-able guyed wire towers that would allow David to enjoy performing the yearly maintenance himself after the warranty expired.
David went ahead and installed his first turbine, the Endurance S-250, in 2008. Pleased with the energy production of the first turbine, he decided to install the upgraded version of the S-250, the S-343. The most significant upgrade on the S-343 was the larger rotor size that enabled it to capture more energy. Together, with state incentives and federal tax credit deducted, the costs of his turbines were significantly reduced. said David.
On average, David has reduced his monthly energy costs by two-thirds. With the net metering policy, he occasionally receives a check from his hydro company when there are higher wind speeds during the winter months. His power company also works on a smart grid system that determines the utility rate according to peak utility hours. During peak hours, David is paid almost double the regular rate for any unused kWh produced.
People in the Wisconsin area driving by David’s home can stop in and enjoy the site of these two turbines on his fabulous piece of property. David also has information sheets available with the answers to the most common questions he receives about his wind turbines. Lower and stabilized energy costs, as well as flexible energy management options, helped prove to David that the Endurance S-Series turbines are “green energy that works!”
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