A drawback to wind power is that the wind can be erratic, changing direction by the hour.
A wind power turbine used for making electrical energy is not all that difficult a thing to handle. It is very much like the water wheels that past generations used to grind their grain to produce flour.
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.
Wind power is expected to fall to around 2¢ per kWh by 2005.
As novel as the wind power technology appears to be, it has actually been around for 5,500 years. Men started using it to make their farm lands easier to manage. It was also used in sail boats and later to propel ships.
Wind power is an affordable, efficient and inexhaustible source of electricity.
The rate of growth of the wind energy systems has indeed been very rapid over the last few years. As a result, the wind power cost levels have fallen by around 80 per cent since the days when utility-grade wind energy units were used.
Aside from the manufacturing process, wind power emits absolutely no greenhouse gases.
Wind power is competitive and has provided good value in wholesale power markets.