subject: Residential Wind Turbine: 3 Winning Steps [print this page] The home or residential wind turbine is changing the way Americans and others all over the world obtain their power.
These are the ways you can take advantage of it at your home...
First, look into the amount of energy that you have to harvest - Before you begin any kind of project around the house is a good idea is to collect as much data as you possibly can. That is because your investment is likely to be large and therefore it is prudent to take in as much information as possible in order to adequately assess the options before you. The way to do that in the case of wind energy is simply to install a little wind anemometer up on a pole with some duct tape and let it ride for 6 to 12 months to collect as much data as possible about the way that particular area produces wind. It may seem to you intuitively like a couple months would do but there is a certain seasonality to the way the wind flows that you need to understand if you're going to do this right. So, the best thing to do first is learn all you can about the particular location where you might put the wind turbine.
Then, take a step back and decide where you are going to install it - You need to be careful about where you put the device even if it is going to create a lot of home wind turbine energy and save you a lot of money. That is because local communities are very sensitive to the where these devices are located and the type of wind turbine product that you might choose to put up. So, you need to check-in with your local government and find out if they're okay with your plans.
Finally, look at credits and rebates that might be available to help pay for it - There's a lot of pressure nowadays on governments all over the world to help transition us to the next fuel source. While no one seriously believes we can power the entire world with wind, we do know that it is going be necessary as a stopgap measure until we can come up with a better way of supplying power to our homes and businesses through some other hopefully inexhaustible fuel source, like hydrogen.
In summary, residential wind turbine equipment can change your life for the better.
