Best output so far

NYSERDA gave me the okay to do my reporting at the end of the month rather than on the 27th.  Feb. is the perfect month to make the switch.

This month the wind picked up.  Too much wind last weekend.  Those peak wind speeds = turbine shut down.  The wind was an average of 8.5MPH for the month.  Power made 432KWH

During the really strong winds the noise came back, it must be the breaks. But over all, it is still much  quieter now that the hub has been tightened.

Our Nuts Were Tightened!

Yeah!  Redriven came this week and tightened down all of our bolts. The tech said that just about everything was loose.  I guess vibration will do that.  He said the hub nut tightened down about ½ inch. There was another term the tech used to describe what he did to keep it from coming loose that they do now – tapped it or tinned it?  Does anyone know what they do?  I know someone that commented a while back talked about welding it or something like that so it couldn’t come loose again.

This year is such a freak year.  There is so little wind, that I had to wait two days to see the turbine even move after repair. Last night we got some good wind and I could hear a marked improvement in the sound the turbine was making. We didn't get the highest winds, but it sounded healthy for a change.   Let the winds come!