subject: Home Wind Turbine Selling Prices - Three Tips To Understanding Them [print this page] There are a couple of primary differences in wind turbines that can seriously impact home wind turbine prices. The effectiveness of the windmill you end up buying will be tremendously impacted by how well you do at getting these things right from the start.
Windmill buying is not easy. The options that are available are huge and seem to get more complicated by the day. It takes a lot of time in sizing these up when you are talking about a turbine for your home. If you are dealing with a larger system, like for a business, you can get any number of dealers involved who can do the heavy lifting for you.
Nonetheless, the following is a discussion of the key factors you must get your arms around and understand before you move forward to obtain pricing.
After you determine how much power you need to make - that is, how many kilowatts will suffice for your purposes, then you can take down this data and compare units.
First, divide the total cost of the unit by the number of kilowatts the windmill is rated at. This $/kW is perhaps the biggest equalizer among a myriad factors you could look at.
You have to be careful though. The way manufacturers market their products, they don't always list all the parts and pieces of equipment you will need to complete your wind turbine. Some aspects of a total wind system may be left off the list to make the cost seem lower so you'll buy it.
Then, it is good to consider the "cut-in speed" of the windmill. This is the wind velocity at which you will start to make power with your turbine. The more expensive ones are the windmills with the lowest cut-in speed. Some will start turning with as little as mph. Expect the cost for such a device to be many thousands more than a traditional wind turbine with a 9 mph cut-in.
Finally, there is the highest wind or top speed of the unit. This is the highest wind speed that the windmill can handle before it furls or kicks out and stops working. The furling action is to protect the turbine and keep it from tearing itself apart in high winds.
To do the right thing you need to take considerable time upfront collecting information about your particular wind patterns. When you understand those as well as the purpose of the turbine, the choices become a lot clearer.
You will serve yourself best by constructing a way to compare these 3 principal elements of understanding home wind turbine prices. This is a way to levelize the playing field and make it easier to pick the right one for you.
