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Steven asked in EnvironmentGreen Living · 4 weeks ago

Why don't we build windmills, solar panels and water wheels everywhere instead of paying electricity?

Nobody likes paying bills, so why can't I just build a water wheel on my roof for when it's raining, and a windmill on top of that, and just to top it all off, shade the entire thing with solar panels to save power? Pretty sure nobody has patented this behemoth of electric goodies, and with the right amount, could easily power my house, apartment or wherever I choose to live. Is there a law against a free market of electricity, or is it simply not enough to power a house? And why stop at roofs when you can decorate your lawn with those bad boys and charge your house for months with one stormy day!

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  • Anonymous
    3 weeks ago

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  • ?
    Lv 5
    3 weeks ago

    why is the same people that advocate these things are the first to cry when they have no electricity? How does solar and windmills handle the base-load? At 9pm when there is little wind?

    Now what are solar cells and windmills made from? Where do these materials come from?

     Keep a straight face and honestly say they are good from the environment. 

    All the solar rubbish onthe roof here does very little its over 8 years old and hasn't paid for its self yet. On its 2 nd invertor the first pos didn't last 5 years 

  • Anonymous
    3 weeks ago

    For the waterwheel you would be more consistent with stream flow if you could somehow manage to get your turbine into the sewage main.  Schit can be done. Everybody is flushing or washing dishes or bathing at one time or the other. Solar panels require a lot of roof space and still the output is not that great. At night it is really LOW. Not everybody needs AC so no need for shade.   Maybe train earthworms to turn over a gerbil wheel to generate power,  Just need a lot of them.

    As for you set up; how is water going to get to the water wheel if it is covered over by a massive solar panel roof.  If you put the panel at the bottom, then there is the SHADE factor of the other contraptions stealing the sunlight.

  • ?
    Lv 6
    3 weeks ago

    because the power they produce is intermittent and unreliable 

  • 3 weeks ago

    "Windmills" don't make electrical power. Wind generators do. Windmills are for grinding grain into flour.  See the difference......Mill left, generator right.

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  • Jim2
    Lv 7
    4 weeks ago

    Go for it. Might cost you a few bucks, but it's the way to go.

  • 4 weeks ago

    1.  That might work out in the country, but it would certainly not be possible in large cities.  In suburbs, local building codes would need to be reviewed to see what is allowed.  

    2.  All of those combined may or may not be enough to power your property full time.  When the weather doesn't cooperate, you would either be powerless or have to pull from a grid without any real means of storing the power yourself.

    3.  The cost of such a device and the time and money to maintain it would need to weighed against the existing energy costs.  Where I am, electricity costs are reasonable and it likely wouldn't be worth my time or effort.  

    That said, the best business ideas are often those that are easily dismissed.

  • 4 weeks ago

    Possibly because it would be inefficient overkill. Rainfall won't turn a waterwheel enough to produce power. Waterwheels work where you have a permanent stream, though, provided that you can get the appropriate permits. Windmills work well in the Midwest , the Great Plains, and where you have a large body of water. The most efficient ones kill some birds, though. Solar panels are efficient in most parts of the country and are, I have heard, able to repay the capital cost in 20 years. Not very good in the Pacific NW of the USA, where you get lots of rain.

  • ?
    Lv 6
    4 weeks ago

    Many people are doing what you describe. I live in the desert and solar is quite popular here. There are a few wind turbines but they are small and used for powering individual items like in a recreational vehicle for instance.

    Due to the fact it's a desert, I've never seen a water wheel here...

  • ?
    Lv 7
    4 weeks ago

    What happens when it’s cloudy. There are no wind, no rain, and no sun. Does that mean it’s a blackout. 

    The reason natural energy hasn’t caught on is the fact that they’re very inefficient. Charging a house with solar energy for 8 hours on a bright sunny day will get you maybe 1 or 2 hours of electricity. 

    Windmills and water wheels are even worse. 

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