In recent months, a large portion of my attention has been focused on the availability of the turbines in our company's fleet. Not only has it been a question of how to account for the periods of unavailability, but it has also been a question of how to define what "unavailable" is. In my experience working with people who have worked for power producers for a substantial amount of time, the answer is simple: when the turbine is not operating, it is unavailable. This is not the approach taken... Read More

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Hi,

I'm Charley, owner/operator of WisperingWinds.com Alternative Energy Store. Why the misspelling? Because Whisperwinds.com was taken by a talented jewlery maker; check out her creations, they are beautiful.

Anyway, I got a start in sustainable agriculture back in 1980 by participating in the then Saratoga Community Gardens, INC project as an apprentice gardener. Boy, what a wonderful experience it was working on a bio-dynamic farm.

But, life got in the way of my ambition... Read More

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I'm interested in learning if any of your members have had experience with alternative energy sources for commercial buildings. For example, wind power or solar power as an alternative energysource to conventional public utility services. Being in the commercial real estate industry, my objective is to find different ways to achieve savings on energy expenses. While I've heard about solar power and wind power use in general, and the use of these technologies for residentia... Read More

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