Residential Wind Turbines – What you need to know to build your own
Residential Wind Power – your own personal power source – can provide 40-100% of your homes energy requirements, but to buy them ‘off the shelf’ can be prohibitively expensive. Energy usage in the US and Canada continues to increase, while increasing environmental regulations and cost contribute to slowing construction for new power plants. Further, every new powerplant and it’s source of fuel is a dramatic environmental impact on our planet. There has been an increasing call for decentralized power production – personal Residential power sources like wind and solar, but these can be prohibitively expensive to buy. One option? Build your own Residential Wind Turbine! But what do you need to know before you dive in?
- It can be expensive, or really cheap! Buying all the parts retail can cost more than just buying a complete unit; however, if you know where to look and what to look for, you can build your own for approximately $100
- It can be complex, or laid out step-by-step! – few of us are electrical engineers ready to figure out the intricacies needed to build our own Residential Wind Turbine and wire it properly into the house. We need a guide to tell us and point out the pitfalls
- You need exceptional electrical and ‘build it’ skill? – NO! Basic tools, a workspace, and a extra-large helping of initiative are all that’s required!
Almost anyone with the desire can build their own Residential Wind Turbine, if they have someone to guide and instruct them. One final warning, there are a lot of ‘guides’ out there created by corporations to sell their products and pieces, or by people with no experience copying others systems and hoping to cash-in on the growing interest. Look out for these, and find one created by those who do the work and have successfully lived ‘off the grid’ for years. You’ll get noticably better results.
About the Author
Jon Patrick If you found the above interesting, please check out my blog at: http://www.squidoo.com/Residential_Wind_Power for more information on how to live off the grid!
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