Wind Turbines

The Commonwealth's goal is to install 2000 megawatts of wind energy by 2020 and to reach that goal, the State is providing a number of incentives for various size projects: community scale, microwind and commercial wind.

View recent regulatory and policy changes related to energy use [pdf]

Consider these numbers: a single 1 MW turbine on land can provide enough electricity to power 225 to 300 households. A single 1 MW turbine in an offshore wind farm, where the wind blows harder and more consistently, can power more than 400 households.

Wind turbines are surprisingly quiet, considering they are large, rotating structures. Noise impacts are regulated by municipalities as well as the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP), and should not be a factor for wind projects.

Residential wind turbines

If you did not think about wind turbines as an alternative energy solution, think again. Roof-top wind turbines and pole-mounted turbines have come on the market and offer very quiet and safe options.

 

 

Give us a call at 508-679-3363 to evaluate your wind turbine installation for your site, or email us at sales@ralcoelectric.com