Windmills electricity — by which is meant the generation of electricity by harnessing wind power — has become a subject of much interest in this age of concern about CO2 pollution of the Earth’s atmosphere and the resulting damage to the environment.
 
The majority of the world’s electrical power is generated by utilities burning fossil fuels to drive their generators; consequently they disgorge massive amounts of CO2. The man in the street is well aware of this fact and it is quite natural for them to turn to examine sustainable means of providing power.

One such alternative is the use of wind power which is most commonly harvested by using wind turbines. Wind turbines vary from quite small to extremely large, but it is the smaller ones are used for generating electricity for domestic situations and it is the smaller type that I will deal with in this article.

These smaller wind turbine generators when purchased from commercial manufacturers cost many thousands of dollars and consequently the time it takes for the savings in electricity to pay to be cost of installation of the wind turbine can easily be in excess of 10 years or more — usually closer to 20. Except for the very young, this is not generally seen as a feasible proposition.

But fortunately, people who are keen to provide their own wind generated electricity are not necessarily bound to use a commercial product. It is comparatively simple and easy for people to build their own wind turbines, and in doing so they spend hundreds — not thousands of dollars. It is important to note that many thousands of people all over the world been doing this for quite some time, and these “home-made” machines are effective, efficient and perfectly safe.

By going in this direction people can reduce the break-even point of installing wind generated electricity to single digit years, and of course there is the added advantage that surplus electricity can be sold back to the utility.

Not all localities and situations are suitable for wind turbines. Every case needs to be dealt with on its merits, and the pros and cons must be examined rigorously.

A search of the Internet will reward you with some very good guides relating to DIY wind turbines. One in particular that I feel is excellent is available as an electronic download and is published by Green DIY Energy of Denver CO.  Learn more about this informative guide by clicking here… I strongly recommend that you do.