Freetricity is a company based in Hemet, California introduced their new residential wind turbine, the Freetricity E2D Windmaster. The E2D Windmaster is a roof-mounted turbine at a very reasonable cost.
Freetricity lists five different WindMaster Wind Turbines on their website ranging from $1399 to $3499. The E2D 12 Volt DC System is touted as "The perfect starter system" at a very affordable price of $1399.00. The E2D 24 Volt DC System is priced at $1699.00. Branded as "The Rolls Royce of battery based systems", the E2D 48 Volt DC System is listed at $2299.00. Although not currently available, the E2D 1800 watt Grid Connect System will come with a price tag of $2999.00 and the E2D 2500 watt Grid Connect System is available at a cost of $3499.00.
From the news release announcing the WindMaster product line:
"WindMaster is available in four different power packages. The Grid Connects unique design is the most convenient system and supplies the most kilowatt-hours of power of all the packages. Simply mount the wind turbine to your roof, wire it to the grid connect inverter, and wire the inverter into the supply panel. The power generated by the WindMaster is supplied to your homes supply panel first; however, if it generates more power than you are currently using it will spin your meter backwards. Your electric company will then give you credit or cash for the power you generate."
"The 12-Volt, 24 and 48-Volt packages are battery-based systems. They charge the battery first then supply the users home with the stored voltage and current through a DC to AC inverter. The 12-Volt Basic package is the starter system and because it is easy to regulate the output of the WindMaster, it can be upgraded to any other E2D system. This upgrade ability applies to all system packages and is unique to the renewable industry."
UPDATE: August 31, 2012
A little update on this company, Freetricity is no more. After numerous complaints (see comments for some examples), the company was apparantly charged with various felonies in 2010 and their website (http://www.freetricity.com) is no longer active.
For more information, see this business review from the BBB.
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4 comments:
I would advise caution to anyone considering buying the E2D WindMaster or any Freetricity product. Read:
http://www.scam.com/showthread.php?t=43994
That thread is a bit of a soap opera if you ask me. I have no idea what to make of it, so I'm not going to comment one way or the other.
The poor rating from the Better Business Bureau is a bigger red flag for me.
http://www.labbb.org/BBBWeb/Forms/Business/CompanyReportPage_Expository.aspx?CompanyID=100038657
I've got one and mine works fine.
I paid for a system and still have not received it. It has been almost a year and Carl told me he is filing a BK. I paid for a "territory" which was to come with 2 smaller units or I could upgrade for $1800 for a larger unit. I did this. At this point I have been waiting on a pole, a gride connect system and the rest of the windmill for almost a year. All I want is my unit or my money back. cathytoso@roadrunner.com
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