Alternative Technology Association  
                                     vs.  
              the former State Electricity Commission of Victoria


In the 13 months that the ATA has been running the Breamlea wind generator,
some interesting statistical comparisons have emerged:


Alternative Technology Association      State Electricity Commission Victoria
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Two consecutive months averaging          (i)  Jan-Feb 1992 averaged 15.1 kW
14.7 kilowatts (Oct & Nov 1995)           (ii) Jul-Aug 1990 averaged 16.0 kW                                 


Three consecutive months with none 
of those months averaging below           Never achieved this output
13 kilowatts (Oct, Nov & Dec 1995)                    


Four consecutive months with no
single month averaging less than          Never achieved this output
11 kilowatts (Sep,Oct,Nov & Dec 1995)                    


Six consecutive months with no         (i) May to December 1990 was an  
single month averaging less than        eight month interval meeting this 
9.8 kilowatts Jul to Dec 1995           criterion (av = 11.9kW)
(6-month average = 12.4 kW)            (ii) Jun to Nov 1990 averaged 12.6 kW


The Alternative Technology Association is a community group with membership 
open to the general public. A dedicated group of volunteers drawn from the 
ATA's membership has been responsible for the overhaul, re-commissioning, 
maintenance and SAFE and RELIABLE operation of this vanguard of the Victorian 
windpower industry. Since its erection in November 1987 the wind generator 
has produced over half a million kilowatt-hours of Greenhouse-friendly 
electrical energy. This saved three-quarters of a million kilograms of CO2 
emissions. In the next 20 years AT LEAST TWO MILLION KILOWATT-HOURS MORE 
will be produced by this machine (representing about  three million 
kilograms of CO2 saved).
                                         M. Gunter      1 January 1996