This morning I had the pleasure of talking with Randy Craig, a veterinary surgeon and professor of biology at Wayland Baptist University, and Jesse Mendoza, a local DPS trooper, out at Jesse's house just east of Hale Center, Texas. The two "country guys", as the describe themselves, have been working on the side to build residential wind turbines for several years now. They are working under they name Turbines Over Texas and while they haven't done an ounce of marketing outside attending CPWEA's recent Wind Energy Expo they already have several people interested in what they are doing.
With the help of master electrician Bruce Sisk of S&S Electric, the guys have installed a residential turbine at Jesse's house which is currently producing energy. The turbine is approximately 44 ft. tall at the center of the propeller and it was busy spinning away this morning, producing enough electricity to power Jesse's house and allow him to sell the excess back in to the grid.
I'm working on getting all the details together for a story to be posted on our website soon. Until then, check out the pictures I took this morning....
And just a heads up, all the parts used to construct these turbines come from the great state of Texas. Until next time...
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