[RE-wrenches] Skystream Wind Generator

[William Bryce]

Hi Laura

Roy is correct. Altho, there is a company that is now selling the Skystream
again and is supporting older machines with parts.
 It is still a bad investment.

The new "SkyStream" company has a ton of hype and that should always give
you pause.

Glass is Cheap!




On Thu, Mar 26, 2026 at 12:55 PM Roy Butler via RE-wrenches <
re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:

> 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
>
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> 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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