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small wind Success StoriesCase Studies Kansas Wheat Farmer Sticks with Wind Power
Brenda Tankersley’s 10-kw Bergey wind turbine has been hit by lightning three times in the past 10 years, but she says having her own power is well worth the repairs. The wind generator had already been installed when Brenda inherited her western Kansas farm ten years ago. She and her husband, Oren, farm dry land wheat on the Tankersley spread of 3,200 acres. The local population is sparse near the town of Scott’s City and they’ve never had a complaint about the small wind turbine. Not that anyone should have a problem with it, says Brenda. “If you think about it, these small wind turbines are not that much different from the old windmills that use to dot the prairies,” she points out. “I like looking up at the machine during the day and seeing from which direction the wind is blowing,” she says. “I’ve also become accustomed to the sound the machine makes.” Though their winds are strongest in the spring -- and peak demand is in summer – the Bergey machine still provides valuable electricity to the Tankersley farm. “Installing a small wind turbine is something for farmers or other folks to consider if they are looking to generate their own clean electricity,” Brenda says.
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