April 30, 2009
What are the drawbacks to using wind turbines or solar panels for providing all power to a home?
charlotte_j27 asked:
A. The wind and sun are not constant, so there would be times when no electricity would be generated.
B. The wind and sun are constant, so there would be plenty of electricity for the home.
C. Wind and solar power are inefficient and too expensive to use and maintain.
D. Wind and solar power are efficient, but they are not able to produce enough electricity for a single home.
A. The wind and sun are not constant, so there would be times when no electricity would be generated.
B. The wind and sun are constant, so there would be plenty of electricity for the home.
C. Wind and solar power are inefficient and too expensive to use and maintain.
D. Wind and solar power are efficient, but they are not able to produce enough electricity for a single home.
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the initial cost is extremely high, that is probably the biggest draw back.. and nothing is constant…sun goes away and wind is always there…aside from that you have maintenance..other than that you are good.. if you build up your supply you can actually sell electricity back to the electric company
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A is the best of your four, for your question, but since individual wind and solar power generate power to a battery, which is the direct source of power to your house, you can store up enough power to maintain your electrical usage, through the winter, power outages, and you can sell some access back to the Community Power Company.
If enough households demand an individual windmill and solar panel, the initial costs will come down to reasonable expense!!
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I think A is the answer they're looking for.
B is not a drawback, so it can't be that.
C is not a bad answer, both could be inefficient in terms of cost. And a windmill does take maintenance.
D is not a horrible answer, considering some homes may be in places that don't get enough sun and/or wind. Like if you lived in the boreal forest in Canada, or on the forest floor in the Amazon jungle.
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The answer is A. This is the largest drawback!
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Neither, solar and wind are initially expensive but can pay themselves over time, may be 1-2 years if you get off the grid and stop paying 100-300 dollars per month on your electric bill, the secret is changing your way of life, get rid or stop using those things you don't really need, slowly switch heat producing items such as water heater, air heater, cooking ranges and toasters, big screen tv's, big refrigerators and stereo systems, get power strips for everything and turn it off when not in use. switch heat producing items to other means of powering them like liquid propane or natural gas, [stored not service] because the last thing you want is to stop paying electric bill and pick up a gas bill, when you slowly distance yourself from all this energy guzzlers youll discover that you need very little electricity to live confortably and you can then start investing in ways to generate that electricity.
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