Community Turbines
What the term 'community turbine' refers to
Community Turbines are in the 50 – 250 kW size range and have multiple business and governmental applications: pivot sprinkler irrigation, sewage treatment plant aeration, pump stations, county court houses, schools, jails, etc.
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As shown above, they are sometimes grouped in fields to provide a
combined name plate capacity of 5000 kW or more. In cases where they
can be behind the meter or in service to an interruptible supply, they
can be very cost effective investments. New turbines in this size
range can be $4000/kW installed, but remanufactured turbines from old
utility fields may approach new turbine reliability and be installed with less expense.
