Cost Effective

Hydrokinetic turbines are significantly more cost effective than other small-scale renewable solutions, like wind or solar.

• Economies of scale: Flowing water has 800 times more energy per area than flowing air.  Therefore the turbine is much less expensive to construct for a given output.
• Far fewer installation costs: Our turbine can be dropped in place, requiring only connection to an inverter and the ultimate power load.  In contrast, solar and wind sites must undergo expensive and lengthy processes for planning, permitting, engineering and construction.
• Reliable power equals reliable savings: The Hydrovolts turbine generates energy as long as the water flows.  Constructed waterways have managed flows, making power generation completely predictable, unlike intermittent wind and solar power.

According to the EIA, the USA average price of electricity now is about 11 cents per kilowatt.  However, in states with higer electricity cost the payback is faster.  At that price, the small Hydrovolts prototype turbine in a 2 m/sec current can produce about $1,400 worth of electricity per year.  In a 6 m/sec current the same turbine with a larger generator can produce about $37,000 worth of electricity per year.