Home Wind Turbine: 3 Reasons It May Be A Waste Of Time
The home wind turbine can be a great part of your overall plan to reduce home energy costs and you should seriously consider one
. However, this is not the ultimate answer for many people and you need to get down to the details to see if it is right for you.
These are the 3 reasons it might be a total waste of your time and effort...
Your wind is weak - Many people find that after they buy a wind device that they do not have enough strength in their wind to justify having made the purchase. Then it is too late and you will have to live with the fact that you have bought a device that cannot make the power that you expected it to. The best thing is to check out what your options may be before you ever begin. Knowing what your raw materials are is a very basic step with a home improvement project and this one is no different. You need to take a small anemometer and just record the wind as it naturally occurs over a period of months. There is no perfect number of months to do this but 6 to 9 months is certainly adequate.
You don't have much real estate - Many people just do not have the urban real estate to support a wind project like this. You have to have not only the footprint of the device but some area around it as well to keep people and wildlife safe. That means that you need to secure space probably at least 50% bigger than just for the device itself. Also, if you are living in a city you may have height restrictions that limit what you do.
Your neighbors will complain - There is no doubt the wind turbines are a contentious subject in many cities. Many people complain because they don't like to see the devices shifting back and forth in the wind. They do that in order to seek the most optimal flow and provide the most energy but a horizontal wind turbine can be very annoying to people as they pass by it. They can also be quite a danger to wildlife that are not used to having something like this in their environment. The birds and other animals can simply walk right into the turbine blades and get killed.
In summary, the home wind turbine might be right for you but maybe then again, it won't be. The only way to know is to study all the variables in detail.