Hey there, my name is Jason. I’m a semi-retired construction project engineer, and I have a passion for alternate energy sources. When my wife and I rebuilt an old farmhouse on some property we bought we agreed that we had to have some residential wind turbines to help power the place.
I’ve done some solar work on commercial buildings before, and have even installed a few vertical wind turbines as well, but I haven’t done any small scale wind power systems before. I couldn’t wait to get started on my new challenge!
First things first though, we needed to rebuild this house. It was a bit ramshackle and out dated and we decided to just tear it down. We definitely wanted to maintain the look and feel of an older home, and recycling the building material was a perfect fit. We hired a crew to carefully dismantle most of the shell and some of the interior so we could rebuild much of the place with fully recycled materials.
While that was underway I started my research into alternate energy sources that were suitable for residential use. Everybody knows all about solar panels and using those was pretty straight forward, but we didn’t get enough sun for residential solar panels to be more than a part of our overall energy strategy. Some sort of home wind turbine, also called micro wind turbines, was definitely called for.
I looked all over the place, researched wind turbine technology, talked to local contractors, and searched the web. I just couldn’t find the right residential wind turbines for our new home. I was at a loss. Having a home wind turbine was non negotiable, I just needed to find the right one. Preferably before the house was done being rebuilt!
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