Putting Wind Power Turbines in Residential Areas

Looking to reduce your power bill or start living without buying power from the power company? A great way to do it is to invest in residential wind power.

So why don’t you and your neighbors go out and buy some turbines? Because commercial ones can retail for exorbitant prices – $2000 to $6000, even. They are still worth the money because they last for a long time and in a year or two they have paid for themselves, but there is an alternative.

If you have the right plans you can build your own, in fact. And it’s not complicated, and it’s not expensive. you can do it for around $150-$300 depending on the amount of power you want to produce.

What will you need to make your own residential wind power?

You’ll need a work area, good blueprints, basic tools and four to seven days.

What are the parts of a wind generator?

There are four main parts – the blades and hub, the body and DC motor, the tail and the tower. It takes the longest to build the blades and the hub of the system, though it is still fairly simple.

You will have to order the motor for the wind generator. Your plans will tell you where to get the motor, what size you need and all the technical stuff you need to know to be sure you get what you need. It is the most important part as it is what converts the wind power into electric to power your home.

For the wind generator body we suggest double wall stainless steel chimney pipe such as what you would get for a wood stove or furnace. This is easy to get and is designed to use outdoors. This can be new or recycled.

The tail is simple and can be made from wood or plastic. You’ll need it so that the turbine is always pointing in the direction of the wind.

For the tower, you can either build it from scratch too out of piping or recycle something like an old TV tower. People who have them in their yards may actually pay you to take them away.

So now you know the basics of building your own wind turbine, and it doesn’t get much more complicated from here. Seriously, a monkey could do it. You just need the right manual now to start saving your money and the environment.