Where can I buy a windmill to power just my home?
I live in the far north of New York state near the canadian border and i want to power my home with a windmill and i can't seem to find where to buy a windmill or anything about it. Can anyone help?
"Real Goods" has a wonderful catalog for all sorts of alternative energy devices. I'd try there.
http://www.gaiam.com/realgoods/default.htm
They'll also help you with other issues like batteries and other methods to help you keep power when the wind isn't blowing.
My grandparents had wind power before the REA came to their farm. Even after, they still used wind power for their well. Of course, we're talking Nebraska where the wind blows *all* the time (-:. Good luck! I think people who plan ahead will have an advantage when the oil runs out.
Google "wind turbines"
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The Amish and Mennonite communities in Pennsylvania use them to power their farms. You can check farm supply companies. We used to have a local water well drilling company that would deal in windmills. Maybe someone in your are may do the same.
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ASK YOUR LOCAL ELEC CO.SOMETIME'S THEY PUT OUT MORE POWER THEN YOU NEED AND CAN SELL BACK TO THE ELEC CO.CHECK
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the thing with windgenerator is they only produce power when the wind is blowing at a constant 12 to 15 mph (somthing like that) ok most of the times the have D.C power. now if have power service wher u live u need a "grid tie" inverter to run with that windmill or if u live out in the woods with no power that is called "off grid" with that u need windgenerator,charge controller,batteries,and inverter misc wires and stuff its ggod to take a wind reading to find out just how much u got before u buy ther is this place in redwood valley California that can help Advance Power is the name try them on the web or call 411 and get the #
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"Real Goods" has a wonderful catalog for all sorts of alternative energy devices. I'd try there.
http://www.gaiam.com/realgoods/default.htm
They'll also help you with other issues like batteries and other methods to help you keep power when the wind isn't blowing.
My grandparents had wind power before the REA came to their farm. Even after, they still used wind power for their well. Of course, we're talking Nebraska where the wind blows *all* the time (-:. Good luck! I think people who plan ahead will have an advantage when the oil runs out.
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Go to windenergy.com. It is the 1st plug-and-play backyard windmill. It is the Skystream 3.7 from Southwest Windpower of Arizona. It will supply between 30-90% of your power.
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Article in Popular Science (Nov. 2006)
http://www.bigfrogmountain.com/
http://www.otherpower.com/
http://www.affordable-solar.com/
You will probably be better off with solar but they sell both. Windmill for power only works well in a few areas of the country since it has to be fairly strong and steady wind movement to generate sufficient juice.
Solar with a battery bank or with a grid tie-in is more expensive to set up but will be much more reliable. In the winter you do NOT want to be with power where you live.
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