Friday, December 11, 2009

HomeMade Wind Generator - What You Need To Consider

By Tim Hover

As the Sun heats the Earth, in an uneven manor it creates moving currents, this gives wind it's energy.

A wind generator's blades are optimized aerodynamically to capture as much wind energy as possible. As the wind passes over the blades they will spin, this will rotate the shaft that is attached to a generator. And this will make clean electricity.

Because the United States is blessed with abundant wind resources and our drive to be independent, have lead us to produce more electricity from wind than anywhere else in the world. As of 2008 the United States produces 25,170 mega watts of electricity from wind. In the states 42% of all new electricity comes from wind energy.

Times are changing, It use to be that most of this power came from huge wind farms, that had many large wind generators. And one of those generators are capable of powering hundreds of homes.

Since wind generators seem to large and costly to the average homeowner, homemade wind generators have lagged behind as a home based renewable energy source.

The most noticeable way to capture renewable energy is to set-up a wind generator in your house.

To some people this in your face way of using renewable energy will not be very appealing. There is amazing potential in wind energy, for those that aren't afraid of blazing a new trail. Not only is the United States a leader in wind production, but 90% of every home based wind turbines are located in the United States. We have all the technology we need with us now to harness the power of the wind and it is growing fast.

In other articles I have written I show people painless ways to reduce there electrical consumption by 65%. Anyone wishing to save money or convert to renewable energy should start with reducing there need for electricity.

I know that the thought of building a homemade wind generator can seem like a mountain, that is better just to go around it. Rather than over it, I have been there done that. But the fact is today they are cheaper and more obtainable than ever.

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