{"id":2373,"date":"2009-10-05T16:47:01","date_gmt":"2009-10-05T21:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=2373"},"modified":"2014-05-22T13:40:02","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T18:40:02","slug":"hold-on-to-your-hats-its-windy-out-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/2373-hold-on-to-your-hats-its-windy-out-there\/","title":{"rendered":"Hold on to your hats, it’s windy out there."},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Globe_wind\"There’s quite a bit of wind blowing<\/a> around the OWC facilities here in Woodstock, and not all of it is coming out of our Marketing Department. Fortunately, we can put that wind to good use.<\/p>\n

As part of our ongoing commitment to making our facility as “green” as possible, OWC has constructed a wind turbine, which should supply 100% of the company’s electrical requirements.<\/p>\n

The structure, which can easily be seen towering over the surrounding countryside, was completed late last week, and is slated to pass its final inspections and go online within the next couple of days.<\/p>\n

Once online, the turbine will generate approximately 1,250,000 kWh per year (kilowatt hours per year) \u2013 more than double the amount that the Other World Computing facility needs, or slightly more than the requirements for your average time machine<\/a>. The anticipated surplus power will be sold back to local power providers to sell to other customers.<\/p>\n

OWC’s power usage will be about 500,000 kWh per year, out of the total anticipated 1,250,000 kWh per year available from wind power generation. However, that usage already demonstrates energy savings, as the geo-thermal heating and cooling system<\/a> used in the OWC facility is vastly more efficient than traditional means.<\/p>\n

By setting our goals high and starting out “Green”, the resulting benefits will be far greater than merely financial. The payback is all around us, and with each new Green undertaking, people will see that they too, can take part in making the world “Green,” one project at a time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There’s quite a bit of wind blowing around the OWC facilities here in Woodstock, and not all of it is coming out of our Marketing Department. Fortunately, we can put that wind to good use. 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