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Wind Turbines For Your Home
If you want to get off the grid, then one of the best ways you can do so is by getting a wind turbine for your home. Wind turbines are great for any area that gets a lot of wind. If you live in Canada , you may not get a lot of sunlight but you sure can get a lot of wind. As a result, many homeowners are choosing to put up small wind turbines on their home so that they can harness the power of the wind, which runs day or night. Many even supplement solar power with wind power.
Small wind turbines have a much lower energy output than the huge wind turbines that are found at wind farms. Typically, small wind turbines have a generator of about 50 watts or more. Like large wind turbines, small wind turbines are used to direct drive generators and direct current output.
You can build your own wind turbine, or you can buy one from several specialized wind turbine companies. Around the United States , many companies are finding that the demand for wind turbines has increased greatly for consumers. For example, the American Wind Energy Association has found that small wind turbines added 17.3 megawatts in generating capacity in the United States in 2008 alone. The market for small wind turbines has also grown by 78 percent in the past few years.
Many companies are now projecting an amazing 30-fold increase in the small wind turbine market in the United States in only the next five years! In the United States , $77 million was spent on the installation of small wind turbines last year. Around the world, $156 million was spent. Currently, the global capacity for small wind turbines is 38.7 megawatts.
The mounting of small wind turbines should be done on a tower that is high enough so that it is above all obstacles. Most homeowners put the wind turbine on a mount that is 30 feet higher than anything within 500 feet of it. You can also put the wind turbine on the roof, but this can lead to issues with the strength of the roof, turbulence and vibration on the roof.
These wind turbines work best in rural areas, rather than in towns or in cities.
If you want to have free energy, then a wind turbine may be exactly what you are looking for.