B&Q Windmills?

[BlindMelon7]

Dunno if anyone has seen this?

I was all for getting one untill I saw the power output (that would power ONE of my amps), It still looks like a good idea though.

They also sell Solar Panels

[Flibb]

Depending on where you shove it (oooerrrr) you might need planning permission, that might go for panels as well. Will check with wife tomorrow as she is a planning bod at the council, she did the boroughs first wind turbine application (approved) the other week.

[BlindMelon7]

Cool, post here with an update!

[awm]

Good for you doing your part to save the planet, <rant>unlike the weathly selfish people who live on Cape Cod and refuse to have wind turbines on their horizon. </rant> In my oppinion wind is could be a great power source (until, or if, they figure out fusion).

[Funkstar]

saw those when i walked into B&Q at the weekend. they also have a Buy One Get One Free offer on a lot of insulation.

there was something on the news yesterday about them. They were interviewing a guy that has panels and a turbine and actually made &#163;20 last year on exporting electricity to the grid

the electricity regulator is looking to make it easier for members of the public to get the required billing/export equipment installed. Apparently it is a pain in the butt right now.

[Flibb]

Just talked to wife

Turbines do require planning permission
Panels might require. Depends on elevation of roof they will be on, listed building, conservation area status, etc.

[Flibb]

Its ment to be quiet easy to build your own wind turbine. Have a friend who uses a water turbine to generate electricity from a stream that runs alongside their castle.

[BlackDwarf]

Have a friend who uses a water turbine to generate electricity from a stream that runs alongside their castle.

Is that before or after it runs into their moat?

[dangel]

More importantly - does the moat have alligators in it?

[chuckskull]

It would power bugger all, and the price is about 18months of electricity

[Bluecube]

Dunno if anyone has seen this?

I was all for getting one untill I saw the power output (that would power ONE of my amps), It still looks like a good idea though.

What power rating are you looking at? There's two - the windmill itself will generate 1,000w in peak conditions. There's also a 6watt figure mentioned for Plug 'n' Save. I've no idea what that is though.

Given that optimally it will save 30% on the average household leccy bill I tihnk it's pretty good value. Save money AND help ensure SE England doesn't get flooded every 6 months and hear politicians bleating about it. It'll also ensure that the vastly overpaid executives of our power generating companies will get smaller bonuses of only a few million a year. Bless.

[Flibb]

Is that before or after it runs into their moat?

Before, although its a lake rather than a moat. Think they sell any extra elctricity back to the national grid.

No aligators, but plenty of brown trout. They do have an electric drawbridge.

[Funkstar]

No aligators, but plenty of brown trout. They do have an electric drawbridge.

They need to get some ill tempered sea bass in there...preferably with some lasers on their heads

[Flibb]

They have a mini canon on one of the turrets, although hitting a laser armed sea bass with it could be a challenge. Might have to buy a harpoon gun

[BlindMelon7]

Lol. I read somewhere that you dont need planing permision for anything under 30ft

[Steve B]

neg, as you're not gonna sit it 3 feet from the ground. i did some research into this a while ago, through windsave direct. Altogether to get the project completed, it was going to cost slightly over 4 grand iirc. Times change though, that was last year when there wasn't as much focus on saving energy.