Kentucky Coal Museum converts to Solar ...

All of the maintenance costs are well known. The cost for turbine maintenance comes down for each new generation of turbines due to design and improvement in the material sciences manufacturing process. Scaling the turbines up can reduce costs even more. The cost of maintenance for a small turbine is the same as for a large turbine. The scheduled down time cost less per KW for a larger turbine. The maint. cost per turbine is currently @2% of original installed cost of the turbine per year. Life cycle is 20 years. Solar doesn't really require much maint. time unless atmospheric conditions are bad (smog, salt spray, etc.) They're typically made from tempered glass to resist damage from hail.
Also, tracking mounts, if used, will have a higher level of maint needed.
The life cycle for panels is 25 years. Originally Posted by Munchmasterman

Do you have a figure for maintenance per KHW, as well as how many KWH they produce under normal conditions per the life of the installation divided by the cost of installation and lifetime overhead?
I guess the only other cost would be land rental and tolls for transmission lines?

Never said anything about not wanting to use gas...but if one looks at the massive oil/gas finds and the price to bring it to the consumer, one might conclude that coal is gone.

Oh we could start a war with NK and knock out their coal production and then sell our coal to China....that sounds so cost productive! Maybe that is the Trump plan to get coal miners back to work! Originally Posted by WTF

Well, Trump did want to get the Arabs oil after we saved their ass!

I'll let him know you want to bomb NK for the suppression of their coal industry...

Well, Trump did want to get the Arabs oil after we saved their ass!

I'll let him know you want to bomb NK for the suppression of their coal industry... Originally Posted by DSK

What is taking Trump so long to secure the Iraq oilfields and start have them paying us back for the expense of invading them!
Iean fuck, he has already gotten Mexico to pay for his wall right?!!

Probably. You DO know how they make electricity, right?

Hint -- it isn't by rubbing a balloon on your argyle sleeveless pullover, dipshit. Originally Posted by Yssup Rider

Yes I know how electricity can be generated. There are many to do it besides coal dumb fuck.

They don't break the cost down by KWH in the articles I read. That's because a specific turbine, on a different site, will have outputs that vary widely. There are many variables to figure power output. The maintenance costs were general averages.
Many wind farms own the land and turbines. If a wind farm is along an existing transmission route, they can tie in there without the cost of crossing private property.
While rated for 20 years, some tower assemblies can have just the turbine replaced or could be rebuilt. Each case is different.
Bottom line is it's a business that has specific costs dependent on many factors. Each new generation of turbine produces more power and has lower maintenance costs. Some towers have 2 generators to increase the usable energy they produce. High speed wind can turn a larger capacity generator but if the wind drops off the blades won't turn a high resistance generator. This is all on an individual case by case basis.

Do you have a figure for maintenance per KHW, as well as how many KWH they produce under normal conditions per the life of the installation divided by the cost of installation and lifetime overhead?
I guess the only other cost would be land rental and tolls for transmission lines? Originally Posted by DSK

Did the museum run on Coal before changing to solar? Originally Posted by TheDaliLama

Buggywhips and conquistadors on donkeys charging windmills, the same thing WDF uses.

Fake news.

They don't break the cost down by KWH in the articles I read. That's because a specific turbine, on a different site, will have outputs that vary widely. There are many variables to figure power output. The maintenance costs were general averages.
Many wind farms own the land and turbines. If a wind farm is along an existing transmission route, they can tie in there without the cost of crossing private property.
While rated for 20 years, some tower assemblies can have just the turbine replaced or could be rebuilt. Each case is different.
Bottom line is it's a business that has specific costs dependent on many factors. Each new generation of turbine produces more power and has lower maintenance costs. Some towers have 2 generators to increase the usable energy they produce. High speed wind can turn a larger capacity generator but if the wind drops off the blades won't turn a high resistance generator. This is all on an individual case by case basis.

Originally Posted by Munchmasterman

Thanks for the info - I'm consider investing just in case there is money in it. I'm going to look up the amount generated over the 20 year life. The things make some wicked noise up close!

Buggywhips and conquistadors on donkeys charging windmills, the same thing WDF uses.

Fake news. Originally Posted by gnadfly

Fake News!

I haven't been there,maybe it is fake. Fake like Trump having you fooled about him putting America first! Now that is fake.


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