Estimating your sun hours or wind speeds
When using the wind or sun to produce your own electricity, after you figure out how much electricity your currently using. The next step would be to look into how much sun or wind resources you have in your geographical area.
Figuring out the ammount of resources in your area will help you determine how many kilowatt hours (kWh) your system will produce through out the year. It’s a critical step to help understand the return on investment for your solar panel or wind power system.
3Tier a company that collects wind and solar data has opened up a free web program called firstlook to help you figure out your solar sun hours and wind speeds. I hope this tool helps you reach your clean energy system goals!
