2 Ways For The Best Home Wind Turbine Kit

If you have ever thought about building your own home wind turbine kit, now is the best time.

If you need additional motivation, here are 3 strong reasons why you should consider moving ahead aggressively:

1. Cut electricity prices

With dwindling supplies of fossil fuels, energy prices are rising and rising fast.

If crude oil prices go up, so will electricity prices.

2. Energy independence

Having a supply of power independent of your local utility will give you a strong hedge against rising prices and it will give you independence from fading supplies.

3. Go green already

Replacing some or all of the energy you consume each month with electricity from a renewable source is good for the environment. That's because no carbon is emitted from the burning of fossil fuels when you get your energy from wind.

The great thing is you don't have to spend a fortune to get a good quality wind turbine and give yourself these benefits.

If you are going build your own home wind turbine, there are 2 ways you can proceed:

1. Get a guide that will show you how to make one out of materials you can get from a Home Depot or garden variety hardware store

This option is obviously not for the impatient among us. Building anything from a plan that requires cutting parts to size can be frustrating and time-consuming. But, if you are comfortable with that type of thing and have some time to invest; this can be a great hobby project that actually pays for itself. You can even enlist your kids in the construction and teach them a bit about construction and the science behind the wind turbine in the process.

2. Buy a home wind turbine kit

Going pre-fab it is much much easier to get your system up and running. Home wind turbine kits cost between $6,000 and $10,000 for the initial purchase of the kit alone. Figure that much again for the cost of the install.

In either case, it is reasonable to assume you can make between 1000 -1500 watts each month. That will power roughly one third to one half of a typical family's needs, depending on the size of your house.

Regardless of which way you go in constructing the wind turbine kit, you will likely need help in attaching the system to your house or erecting a tower for the kit turbine to be mounted on. Also, tying-in to your home's electrical system is also an area you will likely need help.

Don't let the fact that these tie-in skills aren't part of your normal repertoire slow you down in your energy cost reduction goals. Even skilled mechanically inclined folks need help with the final stages of getting one of these wind turbines up and running.

Either of these simple strategies for getting your home wind turbine up and running will work. If you have some discretionary bucks, definitely get professionals to help you make the final connections to make sure all is done correctly and safely.


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Roger G. Brown is has been an energy engineer for 20 years, having saved countless companies money on their power bills. If you want to learn more about how to slash your utility bill Now, check out Roger's tips on how to save money AND get a Tax Credit .