subject: Windmill Kits: Where Do They Work Best? [print this page] Windmill kits are a great way to save money on energy expenses at home. There may be no better way to make a dent in your home energy budget. However, you need to be careful about implementing these things and the details are where many a project will get derailed and lose money.
These are the places they work best and the places and ways that they do not work at all...
Windmill kits work best when you know your wind conditions well before you buy one - it is not that hard to collect data about the wind that you have near your home. You just have to be diligent about making sure you select several places where you could potentially put a wind turbine kit or better said, windmill kits. There are several excellent locations that you can begin to collect data with and you can do that with the services of a anemometer device. These are very cheap and simple pieces of equipment that will allow you to download information about your specific wind and lead you conclusions about which area on your property is better than another for installing a home wind turbine.
Windmill kits can work on a roof or on a tower - Many people install windmill kits on their roof because that is the easiest place to put them. Home wind turbines installed on a roof are very easy to access and although the wind is not the strongest and steadiest on the roof, it is a good source of wind for your house. If you want to get the most wind, you're going to have to put the wind turbine up into the atmosphere high above the tree line so that you can grab the most consistent and strongest wind available. That will require a tower and that can almost double the price that you are paying for the wind turbine, so you need to be careful about how you buy and how you budget depending on where you're going to install the device.
Home wind turbine kits must have at least 6 mph to be guaranteed to be a hit - If you have at least 6 mph of average wind then you probably have a pretty good project. But you need to understand further the distribution of wind velocities over time in order to put the windmill kit in just the right place.
In conclusion, windmill kits are a strong solution that everyone should consider for their home, but don't be depressed if they won't work perfectly for you. It could well be that you would benefit more from another form of renewable power production like solar or geothermal energy.
