Overview
System type: Grid-direct wind-electric
System location: Rosamond, California
Wind resource: Class 5 (14 mph average wind speed)
Production: 1,400 AC kWh per month
Wind Turbine & Tower
Turbine: Bergey Excel-S
Rotor diameter: 22 ft.
Rated energy output: 900 AC kWh/month at 12 mph
Rated peak power output: 10 kW at 31 mph
Tower: 60-ft. tilt-up tube tower, guyed
Balance of System
Wind turbine controller: Internal to inverter
Inverter: Xantrex GridTek 10, 240 VAC output