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the Jefferson family lives on a small

the Jefferson family lives on a small farm in T’s Beth Denmark and like most

farm in T’s Beth Denmark and like most

farm in T’s Beth Denmark and like most they use a lot of electricity but this

they use a lot of electricity but this

they use a lot of electricity but this family is part of a growing trend of

family is part of a growing trend of

family is part of a growing trend of folks who have vowed to decrease their

folks who have vowed to decrease their

folks who have vowed to decrease their carbon footprint they create their

carbon footprint they create their

carbon footprint they create their electricity with a wind turbine well I

electricity with a wind turbine well I

electricity with a wind turbine well I got this windmill because I wanted to

got this windmill because I wanted to

got this windmill because I wanted to produce some electricity with our

produce some electricity with our

produce some electricity with our household and I wanted to produce the

household and I wanted to produce the

household and I wanted to produce the twist take carbon dioxide free the

twist take carbon dioxide free the

twist take carbon dioxide free the family of seven uses electricity like a

family of seven uses electricity like a

family of seven uses electricity like a typical household we like using the

typical household we like using the

typical household we like using the computers watching the television and we

computers watching the television and we

computers watching the television and we like taking hot showers like everybody

like taking hot showers like everybody

like taking hot showers like everybody else by having a windmill we can do that

else by having a windmill we can do that

else by having a windmill we can do that with a good conscience because we know

with a good conscience because we know

with a good conscience because we know that the power we consume doesn’t expose

that the power we consume doesn’t expose

that the power we consume doesn’t expose the environment now we produce

the environment now we produce

the environment now we produce electricity without producing carbon

electricity without producing carbon

electricity without producing carbon dioxide it feels the right to take our

dioxide it feels the right to take our

dioxide it feels the right to take our little part of the responsibility of

little part of the responsibility of

little part of the responsibility of getting better environment right now the

getting better environment right now the

getting better environment right now the wind is approximately 5.2 m/s and right

wind is approximately 5.2 m/s and right

wind is approximately 5.2 m/s and right now the windmill is producing 4.2

now the windmill is producing 4.2

now the windmill is producing 4.2 kilowatt and I’ll guess that the

kilowatt and I’ll guess that the

kilowatt and I’ll guess that the household right now is using

household right now is using

household right now is using approximately two kilowatt so right now

approximately two kilowatt so right now

approximately two kilowatt so right now we have an excess production of 2 kilo

we have an excess production of 2 kilo

we have an excess production of 2 kilo it this means that some of the

it this means that some of the

it this means that some of the electricity is sold to other households

electricity is sold to other households

electricity is sold to other households and when it is windy the turbine

and when it is windy the turbine

and when it is windy the turbine produces enough electricity for seven

produces enough electricity for seven

produces enough electricity for seven other families their next goal is to

other families their next goal is to

other families their next goal is to replace one of their vehicles with an

replace one of their vehicles with an

replace one of their vehicles with an electric car what our future plans is to

electric car what our future plans is to

electric car what our future plans is to reduce this carbon darksied emission

reduce this carbon darksied emission

reduce this carbon darksied emission from the cars by changing worth of cars

from the cars by changing worth of cars

from the cars by changing worth of cars to an electric vehicle right now it’s

to an electric vehicle right now it’s

to an electric vehicle right now it’s not possible to buy one of those cars

not possible to buy one of those cars

not possible to buy one of those cars because they are not at the market but I

because they are not at the market but I

because they are not at the market but I guess there will be at the market during

guess there will be at the market during

guess there will be at the market during a year or so and then we will change the

a year or so and then we will change the

a year or so and then we will change the little car for an electric vehicle are

little car for an electric vehicle are

little car for an electric vehicle are using an electric vehicle we can charge

using an electric vehicle we can charge

using an electric vehicle we can charge it from the window during the night we

it from the window during the night we

it from the window during the night we don’t use very much visited during the

don’t use very much visited during the

don’t use very much visited during the night

night

night cause this electricity can either be

cause this electricity can either be

cause this electricity can either be used to judge the batteries on the

used to judge the batteries on the

used to judge the batteries on the electric car costs for a home wind

electric car costs for a home wind

electric car costs for a home wind turbine system can vary but materials

turbine system can vary but materials

turbine system can vary but materials alone started a few thousand dollars

alone started a few thousand dollars

alone started a few thousand dollars u.s.