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Can I Use Wind Generators to Electrify my Home?

Article Category: Home Management

Author Name: Anthony Jones

With the cost of electricity generated through traditional means becoming more expensive while worries about climate change increase, an increasing number of people are looking for alternative sources of energy that will cost less than electricity generated using fossil fuels and is environment-friendly. An increasingly popular choice is wind energy generated by wind generators. Wind generators are turbines that are connected to generators to produce electricity. There are two types of turbines: horizontal-axis and vertical-axis. The majority of wind turbines are the horizontal-axis type, which look like stylized windmills looming over the landscape.

If you're interested in using wind generators to electrify your home, there are some factors you have to consider:
- Does your location have enough wind to support a wind energy setup?
- Will your local zoning codes allow you install a wind turbine?
- How much energy does your home need?

Before considering buying a wind power system, investigate wind conditions in your area. To power small wind turbines, your area needs to have wind speeds greater than 4 meters per second. Detailed information on wind speeds for your area can be found in Wind Resource Maps produced by the US Department of Energy although you should also consult state wind speed maps.

Then you have to consider zoning issues in your area. Generally , the rotor blades on wind turbines need to be at least 30 feet above any obstacle within 300 feet of the tower, and raising the height of the tower can result in greater power production. However, many zoning ordinances restrict structures beyond 35 feet. So you have to check with the local planning board or board of supervisors about restrictions as well as if you need to apply for a building permit. In addition, there may be apprehensions from your neighbors regarding the noise produced by the turbine blades as well as concerns over the tower being a blight on the landscape. However, you can alleviate these by assuring them that modern wind turbine models produce no more than 52 to 55 decibels, as noisy as a refrigerator.

You should also compute how much electricity you will need to power your household, and take steps to make your home more energy efficient so that you can buy smaller and more cost-effective wind generators. The average home uses around 830 kilowatt-hours a month, which would require a wind turbine of at least 5 to 15 kWh. A 10 kW turbine would generate enough electricity to provide the needs of an an average household (around 10,000 kWh a year).

Finally, since wind is intermittent and is not always available for power generation, you have to decide if you will still remain connected to the grid or create a hybrid energy system that will let you to go totally off-grid. If your wind generators do not produce sufficient energy for your needs, remaining connected to the grid allows your local electricity utility to make up for the deficit , with any excess energy you produce sent to or sold to them. If you opt to go off-grid you can complement the power produced by your wind turbines with a solar energy system as well as diesel generators.

Keywords: wind generator / wind generators / wind turbine/ Wind power generator/ wind power generators

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