[RE-wrenches] Skystream Wind Generator

[Roy Butler]

Hi Laura,

That turbine was always questionable at best.

The best summary I've heard is that Skystream owners that had no data 
collection loved their turbine
and those that did monitor it hated it.

I sincerely doubt that it would ever pay back the cost of repairing it. 
Especially if that's the 10 meter
tower the company loved to sell for it. No where near high enough to 
harvest good quality wind.

Sorry to be the dream killer!

Roy Butler
Four Winds Renewable Energy, LLC
8902 Route 46, Arkport, NY 14807
607-324-9747

Education is when you read the fine print; experience is what you get when you don’t.

“The less people know, the more stubbornly they know it.”

He who asks a question is a fool for a minute. He who does not ask is a fool for life.

“Progress isn’t made by early risers. It’s made by lazy men trying to find easier ways
to do something.” -Robert Heinlein

Although no trees were killed in the sending of this message,
a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.

                 

On 3/26/2026 11:54 AM, Laura Conchelos via RE-wrenches wrote:
> Hi all,
> I have a new customer with an old Skystream 3.7 wind turbine. The 
> turbine is on a pallet to be sent off for some maintenane, but the 
> former homeowner never got to it. The tower looks good and was 
> probably a legit tower sold with the turbine, though I'm not positive.
>
> Just wondering what the current thought is about Skystream and if 
> folks think it's worth this guy trying to have the turbine fixed and 
> reinstalled? I looked at some old posts from 2012 but hope to get some 
> more current advice.
>
> Laura
>
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