| I am sure you are familiar with wind turbines that | | | | This means it would take at least 5 years before |
| provide you electricity from wind energy and at | | | | the $3000 turbine pays back in terms of savings |
| the same time cut down your electricity bill. | | | | on electricity charges. |
| Today, wind turbines are far more affordable. In | | | | It does not cost that much if you build the wind |
| fact, you can build a backyard wind turbine with | | | | turbine yourself. Using scrap materials that you |
| just a few scrap materials and a little of your | | | | can find in your local scrap yard and some |
| time. | | | | materials from the hardware store, you can get a |
| Many home owners today are opting to make | | | | complete wind energy system running in your |
| and install their own wind turbine. The process of | | | | backyard with under $200. |
| making one for your backyard is so simple that | | | | These home made wind turbines are no |
| even a non-technical trained housewife can help | | | | playthings either. With a proper set of instruction |
| out her husband. | | | | guide, it is possible to build one in your backyard |
| But how effective is the wind turbine that you | | | | that performs similarly to those available in the |
| can build from home and install in your backyard? | | | | market. |
| Do they work as well as those commercially | | | | Compare this with the cost of having a factory |
| manufactured wind power generators? | | | | produced wind turbine and you should see how |
| For the sake of costs, let us take a look at the | | | | much more money you will save from your |
| most basic and low-cost wind power turbine | | | | electricity bills. No wonder more home owners like |
| available in the market today. It would cost you | | | | you and me have decided to build a backyard |
| at least $3000 for a system that produces a 1 | | | | wind turbine instead of splurging on a commercially |
| kilowatt per hour (kWh) power output. | | | | available one. |