Residential Wind Turbines
January 25th 2011 00:40
With the way the economy is setting up and the way we are really trying to save money where we can energy conservation is the thought that is at top of most people’s mind. We try very hard to research and look for ways to cut the cost of our living. One of the places that we look the most is for ways to make our home more energy efficient. At the beginning of this year one of the things that I decided to do for myself and my family was to be more green conscience. I begin to do the small things like checking my home for air leakages and sealing the leaks. I also began to change my lighting to cfl’s and l.e.d. lighting. There is one area that I began to take a look is for solar and wind power. I was surprised at the amount of options there is available to the home owner. One thing that really caught my eye was wind turbines for the home. I remember seeing wind turbines in wind farms but I did not realize how they had made the move to residential homes. Of course as with anything else that is new to us we want to study the cost and see if it is really worth the investment.
As with any new system that we use we have to look at the advantages and disadvantages of a residential home turbine. The first question we ask is about the investment that we have to come up with. Is it worth the cost that we have to pay for the system that fits our needs. Costs for residential wind turbines vary greatly by equipment manufacturer, energy-producing capacity, and method of installation. Units are available for $6,000 and under, many as "kits," but will have limited applications either as emergency power or for "roughing it," off-grid applications. Used in a home setting, they might have the capacity to lower your electric bill by 10%. Residential systems that can truly reduce a home's electric bill by 50% to 90% can cost from $20,000 to $45,000 . I am going to start small and go with a unit that can run a few lights just so I can study and experiment with my results. I will do a lot of research on the internet for the unit that fits my needs for now. We need to look at the into the energy and tax credits that are available to us. Maybe now these units may be way overpriced but I feel as with anything new the price will eventually move to a more affordable level.
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