With energy costs that will only continue to increase in the future and it still being unknown how much it will end up costing Americans for carbon offset fees, sustainable power is starting to sound pretty good. The idea of solar power (and wind power) could be extremely viable in the near future for Kansas homeowners, because of this, Greenwave is beginning to learn more about cost effective installations and what applications are most efficient in Kansas.

Depending on where you live, how your house is situated, whether or not you have continual sun exposure, and if you have a good wind flow can determine the best sustainable application for you. Some things to consider for solar power: southern exposure, a decent amount of roof square-footage, trees that would impede the sun, near-by homes that are taller, and hail/wind damage. Solar power is great for Kansas, we have a lot of days of sunshine (between 200 and 275) throughout the year. Wind power takes up a lot less space and can produce a decent amount with the average wind speed in Topeka being about 8 to 12 mph pretty consistently. Most people don’t realize that they make wind turbines that are now 48″ and smaller in height, require a very small amount of wind speed, and make less than 5 decibels at 5′, and produce anywhere from 500w to 10kw.

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