www.WindMizer.ca
Everyone wants a wind turbine on the front of their house to show how environmentally friendly they are but before you even go there, I suggest you get a device to measure the wind speed around your property.
Here is the catch. You cannot use a 99.00 cheap anemometer to do so. You need to do the following to have an accurate reading of the wind and it is almost the same price to put up one of the cheaper wind turbines to do so.
You book in an appointment with Vern and He will make an assessment but before he comes out to your place or where you want a wind turbine installed ask yourself the following questions.
To do it properly a 100 ft tower must be installed with professional wind measuring instruments attached for 1 year which will collect the data, costing 14,000.00 plus labour.
Then if a turbine is purchased, then the same tower is used to mount it on.
Are you allowed to put a 100 ft tower around your property?
You must find these things out first.
Ask yourself why you want a wind turbine?
What will you use it for?
A wind turbine generates AC power called Alternating Current.
Do you want to store that power some how?
Do you want to connect the power your turbine so it generates to the grid?
These all effect the cost of the unit or units which will be installed on your location.
One you understand exactly what it is you want to do, then book in an appointment on line,
What? No wind?
There are other ways to Generate electricity is even that you really want.
Let me help you with your needs.
Take a look at some of the things I found Chuck
http://www.poormansguides.com/index.htm
http://www.reuk.co.uk/MiniWind-Wind-Turbines.htm
http://www.bluenergyusa.com/SWT_Designing.html this too looks good but it can't be cheap
http://www.fuellessflight.com/windturbine.htm
http://www.raigattaenergy.com/segmentCompare.php
http://www.alibaba.com/catalog/11546806/Vertical_Axis_Wind_Turbine.html
http://www.pacwind.net/#deltaII this one looks promising Chuck
http://www.energyfarms.net/node/184 do we make outs out of wood?