subject: 3 Ways Residential Wind Power Will Win In The End [print this page] Residential wind power has been coming on strong in the last few years. In part due to the rise in credits available for buyers, not only on the federal level, but also on the state and local levels. Manufacturers are also getting in on the act and trying to persuade you to buy their product over other manufacturers products by giving incentives in addition to the federal and state tax credits.
These are the 3 ways residential wind power will end up winning the war of renewable energy market...
Residential wind devices are super easy to install - The fact that residential wind systems come in kit form is a big advantage. You can buy a wind turbine kit and have installed pretty much in an afternoon if you've done your homework first. What I mean by your homework is understanding exactly where you're going to place your wind turbine device before you even think about ordering the wind turbine. This means taking some anemometer data for quite a while, maybe even 6 to 12 months depending on how consistent you find your wind to be.
Residential wind turbines come in kit form to make it easy - The fact that you can buy these devices underscores the fact that this is a relatively maturing market. People typically these days do not have the time to construct these devices from scratch. Before the most recent wave of renewable energy interest, many people built these devices from a set of plans they would buy on the Internet or elsewhere. While could be a great hobbyist's project, it did take a lot of time and energy that many people these days in the modern and rushed world we live in do not have.
Residential wind turbine kits can be used almost anywhere as cut-in speeds continue to come down - As the speeds that these devices will work continue to come down, the more places that you will find wind turbine products will increase. This is perhaps the biggest limitation that wind energy proponents have at this point. As R&D money is continually funneled into improvement of the blade aerodynamics and their performance ratios, we will see the speed at which these devices can begin to make power come down dramatically and consequently, the number of places these devices will work and make electricity will drastically increase.
In conclusion, residential wind power is becoming a very strong force in the renewable energy market and it is likely that it will become the dominant strategy for most homeowners to cut costs at home.
