In most residential situations, a wind turbine is used as a supplemental source of power in combination with local, on-the-grid, utility power.
Technological advances make it more and more feasible to install wind power generators for individual homes.
It’s becoming ever likely that wind power will be an important means of generating electricity worldwide.
The truth of the matter is that residential wind power can be hooked directly to any home with out the need to switch any of your current wiring or appliances.
Wind power is an affordable, efficient and inexhaustible source of electricity.
Use of wind energy can reduce a residence’s energy costs by, on average, 50-90%, though these numbers are influenced by a variety of factors and, as such, can fluctuate greatly.
Wind power is competitive and has provided good value in wholesale power markets.
Wind power is free of charge, it’s only the cost of conversion into electricity has to be paid for. This represents s strong advantage over fossil energy technologies.
The devices that generate mechanical energy from wind power resources are called wind mills.
One of the easiest and most attractive ways for farmers to benefit from wind power is to allow developers to install large wind turbines on their land.