Ever dreamed of living life off the energy grid, being totally carbon natural.  Imagine not having to worry about contributing to the production of harmful chemicals that coal burning power plants create.  If you live in an area where the wind speed is 7-10mph or above, then this dream could finally become a reality.

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7 Comments on Residential Wind Turbines

AUG
20
2009
510,488 Points 8 Featured Posts Outside Blog

in my area the townships have hight restrictions that dont allow them to be high enough to be efficient, often see articles in the paper where people have to chop them down to lower levels... or neighbors complaining that they are ugly.
9:43am • #1

That’s a shame that they have such restrictions, and people complain about how the wind turbines they look, as renewable energy is so important. I am guessing that people are allowed to have satellite dishes which no one complains about. I personally think satellite dishes are pretty ugly, and serve absolutely no environmental benefit. 
I have also heard stories about residents and tourists of Cape Cod Massachusetts opposing the building of wind turbines off the coast, imagine how much wind power could be harnessed in that location. It seems people like to ‘talk the talk’ but not ‘walk the walk’, and have a ‘not in my backyard mentality’.
Lisa Tsoupelis (Client Care Manager)
10:16am • #3
122,525 Points Hit Router

Hey Adam... Ace Hardware is starting to sell these at their stores across the country. Imagine being able to walk into a big box home improvement and pick up a wind turbine kit. Check it out...
7:37pm • #4
AUG
21
2009
510,488 Points 8 Featured Posts Outside Blog

Adam (Lisa?) it is definately a NIMBY issue for sure!  In NJ they want to build a wind farm off shore but people are afraid it will kill birds...
11:27am • #5
AUG
22
2009
254,733 Points 2 Featured Posts Outside Blog

Some day as they become more affordable, it may be standard building practice to install these on all homes.
7:48am • #6
AUG
24
2009

I have been trying to find a turbine I saw on a show one time.  It was invented by an American living in Japan and had a very small structure.  It was made up of interlocking wheels that turned with a wind of merely 2 M.P.H. and was only about 6 feet high and 10 feet wide.  Have you heard of this and where I can get any info?  It seems that solution would take away all the NIMBY's complaints.  It wasn't high, it was quiet, and it was very efficient. 
12:33pm • #7

Hey Brian, I think this is the wind turbine that you are referring to:  http://www.mariahpower.com/  They are supposed to be almost silent and require much less wind than other turbines.
1:09pm • #8


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