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T1res1as t1_itg8l53 wrote

Reply to comment by losthalo7 in Aeromine says they have solved many of the problems that have long made domestic rooftop wind power compare poorly to solar panels. They claim their "motionless" rooftop wind generators deliver up to 50% more energy than a solar array of the same price while taking up just 10% of the roof space. by lughnasadh

Some places in Norway has wind turbines on top of hills and the noise drives local people mad. Soundproofing the house is good but you also want to enjoy the silence in your yard as well. These are rural locations so people are used to the silence there. Kinda why they moved there.

The natural environment is also a big part of the ”people soul” in Norway, so messing up the mountains with windmills is a trauma.

Ideally it should look a bit like this outside your door: https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brudeferd_i_Hardanger

Maybe with a grocery store for convenienxe sake, but kinda hidden to so it does not stand out.

Ofc land based mills are cheaper to both build and maintain than off shore ones. Which is where much of the problem lies.

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losthalo7 t1_itgaf9v wrote

> The turbine is enclosed so probably not noisy on the outside of the building.

As for the Norwegians, I wasn't making any particular recommendations for their power needs - how much electrical power does one need while rowing around on a beautiful fjord anyway? That looks pretty relaxing.

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T1res1as t1_itger88 wrote

Sitting in your 1800sqft single home (built in the 80s so insulation is a bit meh) in the winter, watching Netflix with the fjord outside and your electric car charging in the garage is surprisingly energy intensive.

Sure you got a couple heat pumps installed 5 years ago, but it still sucks up juice to heat the place up

Everyone wants cheap power, but not in their back yard. The landscape is for instagram posted peak hikes in nature as every good norwegian does, not for windmills. They kinda ruin it visually speaking.

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