Small Wind Turbines – Just The Right Size For Your Home

Apr 29, 2010

Using the power of the wind is a concept that’s been around a long time. Now we have the ability to take that same principle and convert that wind energy into electricity, and we can do it from home with small wind turbines.

When it comes to wind power bigger is better. To squeeze the maximum of electricity out of the wind you needed a giant wind mill. The good news is that’s not the case anymore.

We have made strides in our conversion methods so it is now possible to get a ‘bigger bang for our buck’ when converting wind energy. That’s why it’s finally feasible to use a smaller turbine.

It has finally gotten to the point where a small turbine will provide enough electricity to make it economically viable. Add to that the fact that these household turbines can by built by anyone it really ups the potential.

In order to build your own turbine all you need is a simple to follow manual, about $200 worth of parts and some time.

All the parts you need can be found at a discount or hardware store. It will only take you about a day, or less, to assemble your turbine yet the energy savings can be significant – upwards of 80%.

Now it is true that just one turbine won’t be enough to generate all the electricity you’ll need it can provide more than half the electricity needs for the average household.

When you take into consideration the fact that a turbine can work almost anywhere, that it can be easily built by virtually anyone, that it only costs around $200 yet can save you 80% on your electric bills, it just makes sense to build your own small wind turbines.

by nordend | Categories: renewable energy resources |

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