Arnold Anderson wrote:

> What is the approximate cost of a tower that would
> support a 5KW machine. Lets call it 50 ft tall
> just for the sake of argument. I know it is not
> possible to be precice and that it depends a lot
> on the style of tower etc. etc. but I am hopeing
> for some kind of general figure just for budgetary
> use.

Arnold,

There are three types of towers most often used for small wind turbines: 1)
stand alone steel lattice, 2) guyed steel lattice, and 3) guyed steel pole.
Numbers 2 and 3 can be tilt-up for easier maintenance. The costs are roughly as
follows.

Stand alone steel lattice tower: $40-$50 per foot
Guyed tilt-up (lattice or pole): $30-$40 per foot
Guyed (lattice or pole): $20-$30 per foot

Jeff Gilbert
Potomac Region Solar Energy Association