Wind Turbine Costs
When you want a wind turbine for your home you have two options. You can buy a commercially manufactured model or you can make one yourself. There are reasonable priced models for sale, but if you have the time and some mechanical skill, you can save hundreds of dollars on wind turbine costs. An entry level commercial wind turbine can be purchased for about 0. This is a pretty reasonable amount of money for a system that will give you a decent about of power.
Home made models can be produced for a significantly reduced amount. You can make a basic wind turbine for around 0-0 dollars. This model will also produce about twice the power of the commercial model. You can save money on a battery to store power if you live somewhere that will buy excess power that your household does not use.
The basic components can be purchased for reasonable prices.
You can buy a professional set of blades for about . Some people choose to make these themselves out of PVC, but this is not a good idea as the PVC blades are very week. The blade hub can be made out of wood or you can purchase a pre-drilled metal one for about . Motors can be purchased on the internet for 0 or less if you are lucky.
Your mount and weather vane can be picked up for about . Miscellaneous parts and hardware will run you about -. This brings the grand total to under 0. With the various tax credits that may be available and being able to sell power back to the power company, a wind turbine can help pay for itself.
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