How Much Do Wind Turbines Cost
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H ow m uch do w i nd t ur bi nes cost ?
Wi nd turbi nes com e i n m any shapes and si zes,but here i s a generalgui del i ne on how m uch they cost: Tot alcost sf or i nst al l i ng a com m erci al -scal ewi nd t urbi ne w i l lvary si gni f i cant l y dependi ng on t he num ber oft urbi nes ordered,cost off i nanci ng,w hen t he t urbi ne sf or w i nd proj ect si ncl ude t hi ngs ot her purchase agreem ent w as execut ed,const ruct i on cont ract s,t he l ocat i on oft he proj ect ,and ot her f act ors.Cost com ponent t han t he t urbi nes,such as w i nd resource assessm ent and si t e anal ysi s expenses;const ruct i on expenses;perm i t t i ng and i nt erconnect i on st udi es;ut i l i t y syst em upgrades,t ransf orm ers,prot ect i on and m et eri ng equi pm ent ;i nsurance;operat i ons,w arrant y,m ai nt enance,and repai r;l egaland consul t at i on f ees.O t her f act ors t hat wi l li m pact your proj ect econom i cs i ncl ude t axes and i ncent i ves. The costs f or a uti l i ty scal ewi nd turbi ne i n 201 2 range f rom about $1 . 3m i l l i on to $2. 2m i l l i on per M W ofnam epl ate capaci ty i nstal l ed.Thi s cost has com e dow n dram ati cal l yf rom w hat i t w as j ust a f ew years ago. M ost oft he com m erci al -scal et urbi nes i nst al l ed t oday are 2 M W i n si ze and cost roughl y $3-$4 m i l l i on i nst al l ed.W i nd t urbi nes have si gni f i cant econom i es ofscal e. Sm al l er f arm or resi dent i alscal et urbi nes cost l ess overal l ,but are m ore expensi ve per ki l ow at t ofenergy produci ng capaci t y.W i nd t urbi nes under 1 00 ki l ow at t s cost o pow er a l arge hom e)m i ght have an i nst al l ed cost of$50, 000-$80, 000 ( or roughl y $3, 000 t o $8, 000 per ki l ow at t ofcapaci t y.A 1 0 ki l ow at t m achi ne ( t he si ze needed t m ore)dependi ng on t he t ow er t ype,hei ght ,and t he cost ofi nst al l at i on.O f t ent i m es t here are t ax and ot her i ncent i ves t hat can dram at i cal l y reduce t he cost ofa w i nd proj ect . For M ore I nf orm at i on: Wi ndust ry has devel oped a W i ndProj ect Cal cul ator t o provi de cash fl ow m odel i ng f or your w i nd proj ect . Sm al lW i nd Turbi ne Product I nf orm ati on For l ocat i ons i nMi nnesot aW i ndust ry has devel oped a Sm al lW i nd Fi nanci alCal cul ator t hat provi des a w ay t o get a handl e on t he econom i cs ofa sm al lw i nd proj ect i nMi nnesot a usi ng som e di f f erent si zed w el lregarded t urbi nes. For an ext ensi ve report on w i nd proj ect cost s est i m at ed f or 201 2/1 3 see t hi s report on recent devel opm ents i n the l evel i zed cost ofw i nd energy. FAQ ' s Topi c: Proj ect Econom i cs
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Wi nd turbi nes com e i n m any shapes and si zes,but here i s a generalgui del i ne on how m uch they cost: Tot alcost sf or i nst al l i ng a com m erci al -scal ewi nd t urbi ne w i l lvary si gni f i cant l y dependi ng on t he num ber oft urbi nes ordered,cost off i nanci ng,w hen t he t urbi ne sf or w i nd proj ect si ncl ude t hi ngs ot her purchase agreem ent w as execut ed,const ruct i on cont ract s,t he l ocat i on oft he proj ect ,and ot her f act ors.Cost com ponent t han t he t urbi nes,such as w i nd resource assessm ent and si t e anal ysi s expenses;const ruct i on expenses;perm i t t i ng and i nt erconnect i on st udi es;ut i l i t y syst em upgrades,t ransf orm ers,prot ect i on and m et eri ng equi pm ent ;i nsurance;operat i ons,w arrant y,m ai nt enance,and repai r;l egaland consul t at i on f ees.O t her f act ors t hat wi l li m pact your proj ect econom i cs i ncl ude t axes and i ncent i ves. The costs f or a uti l i ty scal ewi nd turbi ne i n 201 2 range f rom about $1 . 3m i l l i on to $2. 2m i l l i on per M W ofnam epl ate capaci ty i nstal l ed.Thi s cost has com e dow n dram ati cal l yf rom w hat i t w as j ust a f ew years ago. M ost oft he com m erci al -scal et urbi nes i nst al l ed t oday are 2 M W i n si ze and cost roughl y $3-$4 m i l l i on i nst al l ed.W i nd t urbi nes have si gni f i cant econom i es ofscal e. Sm al l er f arm or resi dent i alscal et urbi nes cost l ess overal l ,but are m ore expensi ve per ki l ow at t ofenergy produci ng capaci t y.W i nd t urbi nes under 1 00 ki l ow at t s cost o pow er a l arge hom e)m i ght have an i nst al l ed cost of$50, 000-$80, 000 ( or roughl y $3, 000 t o $8, 000 per ki l ow at t ofcapaci t y.A 1 0 ki l ow at t m achi ne ( t he si ze needed t m ore)dependi ng on t he t ow er t ype,hei ght ,and t he cost ofi nst al l at i on.O f t ent i m es t here are t ax and ot her i ncent i ves t hat can dram at i cal l y reduce t he cost ofa w i nd proj ect . For M ore I nf orm at i on: Wi ndust ry has devel oped a W i ndProj ect Cal cul ator t o provi de cash fl ow m odel i ng f or your w i nd proj ect . Sm al lW i nd Turbi ne Product I nf orm ati on For l ocat i ons i nMi nnesot aW i ndust ry has devel oped a Sm al lW i nd Fi nanci alCal cul ator t hat provi des a w ay t o get a handl e on t he econom i cs ofa sm al lw i nd proj ect i nMi nnesot a usi ng som e di f f erent si zed w el lregarded t urbi nes. For an ext ensi ve report on w i nd proj ect cost s est i m at ed f or 201 2/1 3 see t hi s report on recent devel opm ents i n the l evel i zed cost ofw i nd energy. FAQ ' s Topi c: Proj ect Econom i cs
© 20002012 W i ndust r y® & Gr eatPl ai ns W i ndust r y Pr oj ect Wi ndust r y,201 Ri dgew ood Avenue,M i nneapol i s,M N 55403 phone:6122000331 | t ol lf r ee:8888180936 | em ai l :i nf o@ w i ndust r y. or g Wi ndust r y® i sar egi st er ed t r adem ar ki nt he U ni t ed St at es. Ter m s ofuse agr eem entand pr i vacy pol i cy
