One way to lower your electricity bills or to provide additional electricity for your home is to build a wind generator. Farms have used these devices to capture and store additional power for years. Some cities and states are even using acres of wind turbines to generate backup power and help the environment through use of alternative power sources.
You can do the same at home, particularly those who live in remote areas or have large pieces of property. Traditional sources of energy may not be available to you or may provide spotty service. If you build a wind generator, leveraging free wind power in your area, you can store electricity for use when your own power source goes out or for additional work space on your property without having to pay an electrician to run complex electrical wiring.
To build a wind generator, you’ll need at least one acre of free space and an average area wind speed of 11 mph. You can measure wind speed with an anemometer. You will need to measure wind speed at different heights on your property as wind patterns can vary by height.
