Production stats for the Skystream Turbine for 2009.
Month kWh Produced by Turbine kWh Used by house/farm
Jan '09 334 1275
Feb '09 356 1109
March '09 482 899
April '09 556 961
May '09 455 782
June '09 209 693
July '09 157 867
Aug '09 169 923
Sept '09 116 801
Oct '09 371 889
Nov '09 395 686
Dec '09 412 1183
2009 Totals 4012 11068
Jan '10 334 733
     
 In 2009,  the year, the Skystream produced 4012 kwH, an average of 334 kWh per month. The farm and household used 11,068 kWh, an average of 922 kWh per month. The Skystream produced 36% of our energy.

Our historical average electrical use the ten previous years before the turbine and newer appliances was 1255 kWh/month – resulting in an average reduction of 333 kWh per month due to new appliances and awareness. The interesting point is that our monthly consumption has dropped almost the exact same amount (333 kWh less per month) as the average 2009 turbine production (334 kWh/month).

The point being that our efforts to upgrade to energy efficient appliances has resulted in nearly exactly the same amount of savings as turbine generation. So the take-home story is that even if you are not able to add an alternative energy system to your home, you can still reach the same energy savings by using energy-conserving appliances! We hope our electric usage drops further next year, as we hope to put in a more efficient water heater. We also will produce more with the addition of another turbine still coming at a date TBD.