Renewable energy - wind power How much does wind power cost? I really have no idea how much windmills cost. I was just curious if there is a site somewhere that has costs to be windmills that are maybe like 500kW, 750kW or 1 megawatt producers of electricity? Does anyone know an approximate price or website with pricing for these? 0% 0 Votes

The new producer of the better ones is GE. But you have to remember that most of these machines now have 30%26#039; wing spans. They produce electricity at a higher initial price but as time goes by the become very price effective. Maintenance is about the same price, but wind is free-so far. GE Wind turbines 33% 1 Vote

It all depends on where the turbines are located, but those, lets say in the Banning pass east of Los Angeles or in Mojave- regularly windy areas are producing energy (after amortized costs) at about 8 or 9 cents per KWh. that%26#039;s just a penny more than it costs to produce energy via the burning of fossil fuels.

The important point here is, that if oil just gets a bit more expensive, then alternative energy sources become more and more viable and cost effective. 0% 0 Votes