| In the USA natural gas was the biggest source of new | | | | quite expensive. |
| energy in 2007. This was followed by wind energy | | | | If you know how to build a wind turbine your home |
| power production. At years end 2007 wind turbines | | | | wind turbine will cost much less and fortunately this is |
| were producing in excess of 16000 megawatts of | | | | fairly easy to do. Plans and instructions showing how |
| electric power and about one third of that capacity | | | | to build your own wind turbine are readily available and |
| came on line in 2007. Big commercial turbines produce | | | | thousands of people have built their own home made |
| most of this power but an increasing amount is coming | | | | wind turbine. You will often be told that strong winds |
| from the small turbine owned by individuals. The home | | | | are needed for wind power generation. This is |
| wind turbine is the wave of the future as people take | | | | absolutely not so. Even gentle breezes will produce |
| steps to reduce their use of power produced by fossil | | | | power which is stored in batteries till needed. |
| fuel burning generators. A major source of | | | | If you live far from electric power lines you either get |
| atmospheric pollution is emissions from coal and gas | | | | by with no electric power or generate your own. |
| fueled power plants. | | | | Gasoline powered generators will do the job but they |
| Wind power by comparision is absolutely clean and the | | | | are expensive to run and heavy polluters. You may be |
| only objectiion to it,voiced by some people,is visual | | | | fortunate enough to have a stream which can |
| pollution from the arrays of wind turbines necessary | | | | generate power for you using a water power system |
| for large scale power production. However there are | | | | but these are usually difficult to build and expensive. In |
| no problems of this kind with the residential wind | | | | most situations a wind turbine is the best answer. You |
| turbine. Small scale wind power generation is acheived | | | | can in fact build your own wind turbine for much less |
| with small and unobtrusive home wind turbines. A | | | | than the price of a commercial model. You could have |
| combination of home solar panels-wind turbines can | | | | plenty of power for all needs if you install two or three |
| produce much of the power required by the average | | | | of them. Building your own home wind turbine is a fairly |
| home. Small wind powered turbines are manufactured | | | | simple project which the average home workshopper |
| by a number of companies and can be readily set up | | | | can easily manage. Wind power reduces atmospheric |
| either as a rooftop wind turbine or mounted on its own | | | | pollution and will save you money.It is the coming thing |
| small tower. The recommended tower height is about | | | | for the immediate future. Why not try it? |
| 30 feet. These will pay for themselves in time but are | | | | |