The Rural Voice, 2002-02, Page 18A private venture to generate
power from the wind has been
launched near Port Albert. north of
Goderich.
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fees for electricity. For four years
Gulutzen relied on propane and a
generator for power.
Gulutzen, 57 years old, had to
wait two years before receiving a
U.S.-made wind turbine which stands
104 feet high. The turbine started
generating power for Gulutzen in
December 2001 and is now the sole
source of electricity for his trailer and
shed. Since the turbine was
installed, all kinds of people have
been asking how it is working.
"It's the talk of the township,"
Gulutzen said.
people are curious about other
forms of electricity now with
the prospect of hydro bills
getting larger, Gulutzen said. "It's the
way of the future."
He is now planning to buy a wind
turbine to power his shop, a mile
from his house, where he builds corn
stoves.
The greatest advantage of having
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a personal electrical supply is how it
saves the environment, Ziggy
Kleinau said.
"The benefit is keeping certain
carbon dioxides out of the air,"
Kleinau said. Citizens for
Renewable Energy promotes and
runs workshops and demonstrations
on alternative forms of energy. The
goal of the organization is to stop air
pollution by using other forms of
energy and improve the outlook for
;he future.
With the privatization of hydro,
consumers are going to have to learn
how to conserve energy, Kleinau
said. "Consumers and electricity
users have to face the real world."
Kleinau points to studies which
show that 30 per cent of all electricity
that is used is wasted. People are
going to have to be more aware of
how and where they are using
electricity as prices go up.
But before people get motivated to
look towards alternative energy, it
usually takes a big energy crisis,
Kleinau said. And with hydro prices
that could double, come May looking
towards the skies for electricity could
be the way of the future.0
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