Wind Turbines For The Home

Wind Power Kits

For everday energy wind turbines for the home are a smart choice. Learn how here on our website.

Welcome to our web site. Here you will learn about one of the renewable energy sources that you can quite easily bring into your home, wind. Aside from the upfront cost, wind power is free. Today’s modern turbines are quiet and efficient.

Mankind has been harnessing the wind for various uses for a very long time. For electricity generation, wind first started being used in the early 1900’s. The modern day wind turbine industry began in the late 1970’s.

Today wind turbines for the home are extremely reliable and can provide home owners huge monthly savings on their electric bill.

Here is some information to use when considering building your own with a kit;

Build Your Own Wind Power Generator

If you are a bit handy with tools you can save a good bit of money by doing it yourself. Wind power kits are available in all of the popular sizes for residential use.

The Components

Wind powere kits are going to all be similiar. The components needed to operate a system are:

Selecting the right size

The smallest systems are around 1 kilowatt which would do a considerble amount to lower your electric bill. Depending on your household consumption of electricty will determine the size you will need. Check with your power company and get a monthly average over the course of a year for your home. Most homes will do fine with a 5 kilowatt wind power generator.

The Right Location

Most wind turbines are mounted to a tower or pole that will be as tall as 80 feet for residential use. In order to have a tower this tall you will need about an acre of land. The tower will come normally in 10 foot sections. The tower will also need to be supported by guy wires that extend down to the ground in different directions.

Any Home Modifications?

Wind turbine systems are easily integrated into the hose wiring with no modifications needed. In many cases the local utility company will install a second meter to read the amount of excess electricity it is buying for the owner of the system.

Today’s wind turbines are easy to install, most users find it not too difficult to install the system. There are many dealers however that will perform installations on the systems that they sell.