SunTechnics Energy Systems - checked them out?

[inveresk]

Scesnick, the system was put together in-house.

The design/build contract our group had (I think it was in 1994) was for a low ecological impact house in rural Perthshire and included sheep's wool insulation in the walls and a good deal of recycled stone in the walls. The design also included 15 square metres (150 sq.ft.) of solar thermal panels linked to an underfloor radiant heating system.

The renewable system cost was around £20k installed and at the rate of exchange at that time, converted to around $30k US. The exchange rate now would alter that to $36k US. We had 8kw wind, 1 kw solar, grid intertied, no battery back up.

There are no nett-metering rules in the UK so the client could only get the power company to pay 10% of buy price for surplus energy pushed back into the grid. As I understand it, nett metering rules in the USA would usually mean 25% or better buy back price.

 

[inveresk]

scesnick, I don't know the cost of system installation in your area but here's a current information sheet by the Iowa Energy Center which cites an install cost for 10kw wind, grid intertied, as $24 - 30k.

They might be worth contacting if you're getting prices double those they seem to think are typical.

This is about the price range I was familiar with when I was in the business a decade or so ago.
Iowa wind energy

 

[inveresk]

scesnick, I don't know the cost of system installation in your area but here's a current information sheet by the Iowa Energy Center which cites an install cost for 10kw wind, grid intertied, as $24 - 30k.

They might be worth contacting if you're getting prices double those they seem to think are typical.

This is about the price range I was familiar with when I was in the business a decade or so ago.
Iowa wind energy