If you are going to get a wind turbine kit for your house
, you need to think like a perfectionist. You will be investing once and getting power for free for the rest of the time you own the device.
But, how would a perfectionist like Steve Jobs buy a wind turbine kit...
First, he would detail the wind around his house and see how much he had available - Many people miss this step and it's not even funny how many of them that actually don't get it right. It is a very easy thing to be falsely confident in the wind turbine area and many folks think that because the science is so simple and straightforward that they have enough basic knowledge to just go forward and buy and install one of these devices in the right place. That is hardly the case though and you need to be willing to collect at least 6 months maybe even 12 months of data before you really began on your quest to purchase a wind turbine.
Then, he would determine what local permitting rules would affect where and what kind of wind turbine kit was installed - There are always local rules that will limit what you can do or not do with anything even on your own roof. So, it is important to talk with local officials about the permitting process and possibly even people in your own community to find out if there is a position on wind turbines that you need to understand and incorporate into your analysis.
Finally, he would find out what government and manufacturers' incentives were available to help make the unit more affordable - Because of the issues of climate change and the pollution created by large industrial scale utility production plants, there are a lot of public and private dollars available to help you get into renewable energy in a big way. You do have to seek these out though because they won't be obvious. You will find the federal tax credit of 30% is available but there are a lot more options even than that. There are state and community level discounts that can mirror the discount you get at the federal level. There are also manufactures' discounts to get you to buy one particular manufacturer's product over another.
In conclusion, a wind turbine kit is the best way to cut your power costs down to size but you have to treat this project like you were a perfectionist in order to optimize it and make the most electricity you can.