by Manuel Vintagoli
You can see wind turbines for miles on end if you travel from Palm Springs and Los Angeles, California. They were the brain child of the then California Governor Gerry Brown. Many thought he was off his rocker but he thought the whole state would someday use wind turbines for their primary source of electrical power. It has not turned out that way but he had a good idea you can take advantage of. And remember the wind mill has been one of the oldest form of power generation known to man.
Today California still relies on the traditional method of electrical power but the wind turbine is a substantial contributor in some parts of the state. Today as we live in a time of save the environment mentality, threats of global warming, and going green the wind turbine is still making headway. Perhaps when companies can find a way to make money off them we will see more of them in use.
Or perhaps they are not an effective source of energy. But you might consider placing a wind turbine on your property to save money on your electric bill. You will have to have a tall tower and have an electrical system in your home that is compatible with the kinetic energy that is collected by the wind turbine.
You will still need your local power company as a power source because you cannot rely on a regular wind source you need to keep the wind turbine spinning. But the more wind you have the less you will have to pay your power company.
And if you have more wind to provide more power than you need, the power company will actually buy the power from you. You need to have a consistent ten mile wind to power your home. So if you do not have this you might think twice about going through the expense to put one in. The system is not at all noisy. It is the same sound as a washing machine.
Do not worry about television interference, it does not affect reception. But you need a tower of at least one hundred feet tall on your property. Check first, before you get serious, with your zoning commission to see if this is allowed in your area. You will pay about five to twenty five thousand dollars to install a wind turbine. This is dependent on the manufacturer and the installation service you contract with.
Expect to pay a yearly maintenance fee. But in fifteen years average your investment, the money you pay for installation and maintenance, will pay for itself. You will have free electrical power from then on out. If you are expecting to retire where you are now living this could be a prudent investment because you will not have to pay for bill increases over the years.
If you want to save even more money or get your investment to pay for itself sooner you can install the tower and the system yourself. Of you can always hire a company to do all the work and all the maintenance. The former California Governor Gerry Brown may have been thought to be crazy years ago. But there is nothing crazy about free electrical power.
When you are ready to consider installing wind turbines you can save cash by installing it yourself. Or if you can deal with a wind turbine company that does all the work while offering a maintenance plan.
