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Faq's
Benefits of Wind Power
The wind has been harnessed as a valuable source of power for thousands of years all over the world. This technology has been refined over the ages and continues today with modern wind turbines that provide an amazing source of free power for your home from a passing breeze. These wind power systems are smaller, more efficient and less expensive than older systems and provide the perfect alternative energy solution for many homeowners.
Modern wind turbine systems got their start from larger commercial turbines that were used by power utilities in giant wind farms to help them produce electricity for their customers. These large turbines required massive amounts of wind to orient and spin them and were typically built in remote mountainous areas or in coastal locations. They worked great for these commercial settings but didn’t fit the lower velocity winds normally found in a residential setting.
The current residential wind turbines were specifically designed to take advantage of the unique wind patterns found near homes and can generate a lot of electricity from this wind. They are smaller and lighter than older models, which allow them to react to weaker winds. They also generate more power from every rotation, which enables them to produce more power in a given day than ever before.
Because of their small size, many of them can easily be mounted right to the home’s roof. This helps the homeowner avoid the added expense of a large tower that used to be required for the older wind turbines. This also makes these newer wind turbines easier to service if upgrades or repairs are ever needed.
Even though solar power systems typically produce larger amounts of power than a wind turbine system, they can only do this during daylight hours. Solar panels also require a very specific amount of sunlight to produce their peak output and even a small amount of cloud cover can dramatically reduce this amount. This means that even under the best of circumstances, solar power systems are only effective for about 6 – 8 hours each day. Wind power on the other hand can produce electricity for your home day and night as long as a breeze is blowing. Even though a wind turbine may produce less power than a solar power system, it is producing this power for more of an average day and this can help to close the gap in total power production.
Another nice thing about a wind power system is that it compliments a solar power system very well. Many homeowners will install both of these alternative energy technologies to supply the power they need for their homes. Many modern solar power solutions even have the ability to add a wind power system to their conversion and connection equipment to make the installation of a wind turbine easier.
The final benefit to a wind power system is the price. You can install one of these modern wind turbines for a fraction of the cost of a solar power system and even less if you assemble it yourself. Once it’s installed your new wind turbine power system can provide clean electricity for your home for decades as long a breeze is blowing.
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What are the benefits?
Increase in home value
Free, renewable fuel
Cut energy bill by 95%
Reduction of green house gases
Clean and Quiet power production
Its easy and fun!
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