| If you're interested in home wind power, there are a | | | | percent of homes had small, inexpensive wind |
| few basics you will need before you get started. | | | | turbines. If you're interested in using home wind |
| Using a small wind turbine is an inexpensive way for | | | | power, you first need to know the basics of how it |
| people in rural, suburban, and even urban areas to | | | | works. You can purchase a small off-the shelf wind |
| slash their electricity bills and reduce their carbon | | | | turbine for a low price. Or, you can elect to purchase |
| footprints. Possibilities range from using a very small | | | | a turbine kit that you put together yourself. |
| wind turbine to power small appliances and | | | | Either way, if balanced against the electricity savings, |
| equipment, to generating amounts of power large | | | | the initial expenditure is quite modest. Many people |
| enough to sell. | | | | should be able to install their home wind turbines |
| If you're interested in home wind power, there are a | | | | themselves, but you will need to have a basic toolkit |
| few basics you will need before you get started. | | | | and have a little bit of experience assembling |
| Using a small wind turbine is an inexpensive way for | | | | machines or doing home electrical work. You can also |
| people in rural, suburban, and even urban areas to | | | | pay a professional home wind power installer to set |
| slash their electricity bills and reduce their carbon | | | | up your system in a few hours at a modest price. |
| footprints. Possibilities range from using a very small | | | | Home wind power works best for people in rural or |
| wind turbine to power small appliances and | | | | low-density suburban areas. |
| equipment, to generating amounts of power large | | | | Of course, you will need to be in a location that gets |
| enough to eliminate your consumption of grid | | | | a lot of wind predictably during most of the year. |
| electricity. | | | | People in urban areas can still cash in on the home |
| Home wind power is not only good for your bills, but | | | | wind power movement, but because air flow may be |
| also good for the environment. It is simple to | | | | partially or wholly blocked by other buildings, they can |
| implement and can be installed by non-professionals | | | | expect to net a smaller amount of power. |
| using minimal tools. Many people around the world | | | | However, the important thing to remember that |
| supplement the energy they get off the grid with | | | | when it comes to reducing your carbon footprint, any |
| home wind power. Some people are even able to | | | | amount of energy savings is worth it. A growing idea |
| eliminate their monthly energy bills completely! | | | | that can be implemented in urban, rural, and suburban |
| Whether you produce a little bit of energy or a lot, | | | | areas is to use a very small, inexpensive wind turbine |
| you can be assured of reducing your "carbon | | | | to create a battery charge that is used to run low |
| footprint" and helping to improve the environment. | | | | power appliances. Although these small turbines don't |
| Some studies estimate that about .5 percent of a | | | | produce a large amount of electricity, they still |
| country's energy expenditure could be slashed if ten | | | | diminish the carbon footprint. |