I’m trying to find information on solar panels or wind turbines that would be able to power a whole neighborhood, along with how much it would cost.

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Answer by Kevin
I went down that road. Roughly you are looking at 12 times the cost of present municipal electrical sources. For example, to heat an all electric home would require $ 110,000 just for the solar panels, and they would have to cover 1/2 acre of space. Twice the size of a normal city lot. Wind is worse, because sometimes it doesn’t blow for a long time which means a massive battery bank would be required.

After researching this subject I come to have a new respect for our utility companies. Electricity is the best bargain I ever get for only 8 cents per KWH. We are spoiled.

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