Bergey Windpower Case Study

Malaga, WA

Utility Bill Reduction

Charlie and June Nichols of Malaga, Washington installed a 10 kW Bergey GridTek system on a 100 ft. guyed-lattice tower in April, 2002.  They wanted to reduce their electric bill and take advantage of an innovative clean energy incentive program offered by Chelan County Public Utilities District.  The Nichols' installation was the subject of a very nice and very detailed article by Mike Fischer that appeared in the August-September 2003 issue of Home Power magazine.  Mike Fischer and Home Power magazine have graciously allowed us to post this article:

      Betting the Farm, Wind Electricity Pays Off (PDF, 331 KB)

This is a great step-by-step tour of a complete Bergey Excel installation.

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