which of the two energy sources is cheaper in cost…
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solar because its the most powerful its the sun basically and it is what made what the earth is today just asking what for also i dont think they sell wind energy if they do where
I’m new at this also, so I can’t give you a complete answer, but I did hear on Planet Green yesterday that one wind mill- those white ones they put in the fields to create wind energy- can produce enough energy in one day to power the average home for a month. I’m going to keep an eye on the answers to this question, cuz it’s an interesting one!
it does matter, how reliable the wind is.
we know about the sun.
doesn’t help with lights at night.
Ideally you’d just have a nuclear reactor in the basement with enough fuel for 20 years but that’s not quite as legal as it should be.
A combination of wind and solar would be what you’d want, but put the wind turbines well away since they tend to be noisy.
You’ll also need backup power since neither source is reliable (that’s why they are useless for solving global warming), a battery bank should be able to help (but be expensive and need a lot of maintenance) but you would also want to keep a low-rpm diesel generator (quite and efficient) on hand and enough fuel to last awhile (say until the next resupply).
With fuel prices as they are you’d probably want to avoid using the diesel but it is a good idea to have it anyway.
If the island has an electricity grid then a connection to that would be a good idea, whether or not you can generate your own power cheaper (and could replace the diesel as ultimate backup).
I would say a combination of solar and waste energy.