
Ron Stimmel of the American Wind Energy Association explains what every homeowner should know before installing a small wind turbine on their property.
Why would someone install a small wind turbine?
Generating your own clean electricity is a pretty powerful motivator for a lot of people. Every time a turbine spins around, those are clean, green electrons being pumped right into your own house, your own farm, and that's a very empowering feeling. You become your own power plant, essentially. Not only that, it's a really great financial hedge against rising and unpredictable costs of electricity.
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