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== Small Wind Electric Systems ==

== Small Wind Electric Systems ==

Small wind electric systems are one of the most cost-effective, home-based renewable energy systems. These systems are also nonpolluting.

Small wind electric systems are one of the most cost-effective, home-based renewable energy systems. These systems are also nonpolluting.

If a small wind electric system is right for you, it can do the following:

If a small wind electric system is right for you, it can do the following:

* Lower your electricity bills by 50–90%

:* Lower your electricity bills by 50–90%

* Help you avoid the high costs of having utility power lines extended to a remote location

:* Help you avoid the high costs of having utility power lines extended to a remote location

* Help uninterruptible power supplies ride through extended utility outages.

:* Help uninterruptible power supplies ride through extended utility outages.

Small wind electric systems can also be used for a variety of other applications, including water pumping on farms and ranches.

Small wind electric systems can also be used for a variety of other applications, including water pumping on farms and ranches.

* '''How a Small Wind Electric System Works''' Learn the basics of how a small wind system produces electricity.

=== How a Small Wind Electric System Works ===

 

=== Evaluating a Potential Small Wind Turbine Site ===

* '''Evaluating a Potential Small Wind Turbine Site''' Start here to determine whether a small wind energy system would be feasible, practical, and economical for you.

=== Small Wind Electric System Components ===

* '''Small Wind Electric System Components''' Learn more about system components—turbines, towers, and balance-of-system parts.

=== Installing and Maintaining a Small Electric Wind System ===

* [[Directory:Alternate Energy Resources/Wind Power Animation|Wind Power Animation]]

* [[Directory:Alternate Energy Resources/Wind Power Animation|Wind Power Animation]]