| One of the biggest concerns people have when | | | | tree line. Any wind above 5 miles per hour or greater |
| looking into alternative energy is the cost involved. The | | | | will produce electricity and depending on the unit you |
| investment into solar power or wind power can take | | | | have, will allow you to have drastic cuts on your |
| many years before seeing profits, but there is another | | | | power bill. |
| way to get solar and wind power for residential | | | | For these wind and solar power systems you will |
| communities that will cost much less. Instead of hiring | | | | want to determine if you will feed the power directly |
| out a company to ship and assemble your solar and | | | | into your power grid, (allowing your meter to run |
| wind power system you can actually make your own | | | | backwards when you are making more power than |
| system even if you have no previous experience. | | | | you are using) or if you want to use batteries to store |
| First let's talk about the advantages of both solar and | | | | all of the extra energy. The electricity produced by the |
| wind power. I recommend having both because it may | | | | wind turbines and solar panels will be in DC current and |
| not always be sunny where you live and it may not | | | | you will also need a converter to make it AC current |
| always be windy. At night time, when the sun us down, | | | | for household use. |
| you will still be able to pump out some free electricity | | | | But like I said, these systems do not have to be |
| because of your wind powered generator. | | | | expensive. In fact, there are some kits available that |
| The advantage of solar power is that it can be very | | | | you can assemble yourself and save money on the |
| efficient on sunny days and has not movable parts to | | | | manufacturing process. Also, I recommend the |
| worry about with maintenance. If you live in an area | | | | instructions you can find online for making your own |
| that is sunny 80% of the time then you will do very | | | | solar and wind power with tools and items you can |
| well with solar panels, but I still recommend having both | | | | find at your home improvement store. Making your |
| wind and solar in combination for maximum efficiency. | | | | own solar and wind power for residential purposes is a |
| The advantage of wind power and wind generators is | | | | great idea that does not have to be a costly one. It |
| that they are always working, as long as it is windy | | | | might require a little hard work, but anything worth |
| that is. Wind turbines are usually hoisted up into the air | | | | having in life is worth working for. |
| so they will get as much wind as possible above the | | | | |