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I've always wondered if it makes any sense (if you have the property) to setup a windmill instead of solar panels. I don't think there's much market in smaller
by tshannon 8y ago
I've always wondered if it makes any sense (if you have the property) to setup a windmill instead of solar panels. I don't think there's much market in smaller / single home windmill installations and so the costs are probably much, much higher.
- duxup 8y agoI wondered the same. There are small windmills I've seen on cabins and such for intermittent use.
- olau 8y agoSmall wind turbines are usually not terribly practical (noisy and highly visible), and also ineffective because of low hub height and wind shade in residential areas. The multi MW giants that are erected these days on tall towers just make so much more sense.
- EADGBE 8y agoThere's some talk of combined solar/wind residential use. Here's a video I found of a comparison of residential wind turbines, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opP13e-TvHM&t=1402s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opP13e-TvHM&t=1402s. This is a DIY resource, though.