Without a doubt the biggest downside of any residential wind project is the amount of time it takes to do an analysis to properly size and place the turbine that you want to buy. Unlike any other at-home or do-it-yourself project, getting on top of a home wind project requires a massive input upfront to be able properly understand where the turbine should be placed.
It's not like any other home improvement job that you might set out to accomplish. For example, if you put a new deck on your house there is only one place that you're going to install the deck. Your only choices are what kind of wood and stain you're going to put on the wood. That is pretty straightforward. You can look on the Internet and get insights into exactly what others have done and then just copy that.
It is different with a residential wind system project. This one is a totally custom job. You have to not only understand the local wind conditions where you are, but you must also come to grips with whatever local permitting restrictions might hamper you in your desire to place a wind device in a particular location.
This can be a somewhat daunting aspect of the project. You have to first acclimate yourself to the fact that this just has to be done. There is no shortcut. You've got to take the time and analyze your local wind conditions or, all your efforts will likely be a waste of time.
The first thing to do is size up a fair number of possible spots where you might mount the wind device. This is not to say that just any site will work, but you have got to at least try to pick out that many so that you can eliminate the ones that clearly are not as good as the others.
Once you have those locations picked out you need to collect some data there. There is a different wind pattern on your roof than on your driveway, for example. There is a different wind pattern in your backyard at 20 feet than there is in your backyard at 40 feet up. The difference in savings between any of these places can make the difference in a successful project and a unsuccessful home wind turbine project.
Then, you have to pick out the type of wind turbine you're going to buy. There are a number of different wind turbines that will work for you. You can get ones that are vertical and have no tail assembly or, you can get horizontal lines that do have a tail assembly and will generate a lot more power for you.
Summarizing - the biggest problem that anyone has when sizing up residential wind projects is the amount of analysis that must be done prior to settling down to actually do the work and get the turbine up and running. It's almost like building a ship in a bottle. There is no one-size-fits-all solution when it comes to wind kits.
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