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08.02.2011 Functional Medicine Pearls No Comments

Kenai MediCenter’s Windmill

At MediCenter, our emphasis has always been on helping people become independent and healthy. We fully realize that we can’t encourage independence and health unless we first “walk the walk”. We have programs set up in the clinic to help us live a healthier and more independent lifestyle and most recently, we have made a big step to becoming independent on an energy basis as well. Our goal is to show how one can, with the benefits of tax credits and other deductions, become more energy independent in an affordable fashion.

We want to give a special thanks to Gary from Gary’s Electric. Gary walked us through the whole process, first analyzing our wind and solar capabilities on site, and then recommending high quality renewable energy systems that have been shown to last. He properly sized the equipment to meet our needs and took care of the logistics and installation for us. He is currently in the process of preparing for our solar panel installation, which most likely will be mounted on our roof. Gary was reasonably priced and gave more to make this happen for us than we could have hoped for. If you want to learn more about opportunities in alternative energy, and learn how to take advantage of tax incentives while not being pushed into a sale that you might not want, Gary is the guy to talk to. He did an excellent job and I’d recommend him to anybody. You can contact him at 262-3993.

Here is a breakdown of costs, benefits, specifications, and energy produced from our windmill:

Total Cost including install before tax benefits: $59,752.00

Minus 30% Tax Credit for alternative energy: $17,925.60

Total Cost after Tax Credit: $41,826.40

Apply Section 179 Tax Deduction on remaining balance

gives us further savings of this amount in taxes: $12,547.92

Net Total spent on 6KW windmill and tower: $27,278.48

KW hours used by average household each month: 850kw hours

Average KW generated by windmill per month: 750kw hours

 

As with many businesses, the benefits of using tax incentives to be able to afford alternative energy greatly outweighed the cost. If you are thinking about the possibility of using alternative energy, it helps to consult with a professional who can measure and estimate with you your needs and resources available to you.

We love to help people to become independent, but we encourage you to use real calculations of the costs and the benefits before moving forward. It has been a great investment for us and we hope to show you our daily production in the near future.