http://www.howtosaveelectricity.net Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:25:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.howtosaveelectricity.net/could-your-home-benefit-from-a-residential-wind-turbine/ http://www.howtosaveelectricity.net/could-your-home-benefit-from-a-residential-wind-turbine/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:32:50 +0000 Caitlin Chock http://www.howtosaveelectricity.net/?p=184 residential wind turbines on their own homes are doing. Now they are enjoying the freedom to rely less on the more traditional and waste producing energy methods that come from electric companies that rely on oil, coal, or natural gas.]]> http://www.howtosaveelectricity.net/could-your-home-benefit-from-a-residential-wind-turbine/feed/ 3 http://www.howtosaveelectricity.net/residential-wind-power-usage-grows-worldwide/ http://www.howtosaveelectricity.net/residential-wind-power-usage-grows-worldwide/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:53:08 +0000 Caitlin Chock http://www.howtosaveelectricity.net/?p=86 http://www.howtosaveelectricity.net/residential-wind-power-usage-grows-worldwide/feed/ 0 http://www.howtosaveelectricity.net/the-bottom-line-will-a-residential-wind-turbine-pay-for-itself/ http://www.howtosaveelectricity.net/the-bottom-line-will-a-residential-wind-turbine-pay-for-itself/#comments Sun, 31 Jan 2010 03:26:10 +0000 Kate Blair http://www.howtosaveelectricity.net/?p=463 residential wind turbine will pay for itself in six years. Frankly, that's probably not realistic. In real-world application, you will not completely recoup your investment for 15 to 20 years. ]]> http://www.howtosaveelectricity.net/the-bottom-line-will-a-residential-wind-turbine-pay-for-itself/feed/ 2 http://www.howtosaveelectricity.net/tax-credits-and-incentives-for-home-wind-energy-projects/ http://www.howtosaveelectricity.net/tax-credits-and-incentives-for-home-wind-energy-projects/#comments Sun, 31 Jan 2010 03:18:55 +0000 Elizabeth Foster http://www.howtosaveelectricity.net/?p=460 residential wind power system is the Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency. It provides information on state, local, utility company, and federal incentives for the promotion of renewable energy and energy efficiency.]]> http://www.howtosaveelectricity.net/tax-credits-and-incentives-for-home-wind-energy-projects/feed/ 1 http://www.howtosaveelectricity.net/residential-wind-turbines-maintenance-issues-and-cost/ http://www.howtosaveelectricity.net/residential-wind-turbines-maintenance-issues-and-cost/#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:00:04 +0000 Rana Williamson http://www.howtosaveelectricity.net/?p=456 residential wind turbine falls into two categories: preserving the efficiency of the system and ensuring its safe operation. Fortunately, modern turbines have few moving parts and are designed to operate for up to 120,000 hours or roughly 15 years. The estimated cost of annual repairs and maintenance is about 2.5 to 2 percent of the original cost of the system, or about 0.01 cents per kilowatt hour.]]> http://www.howtosaveelectricity.net/residential-wind-turbines-maintenance-issues-and-cost/feed/ 0 http://www.howtosaveelectricity.net/diy-home-wind-power-is-it-practical-to-install-a-wind-turbine-yourself/ http://www.howtosaveelectricity.net/diy-home-wind-power-is-it-practical-to-install-a-wind-turbine-yourself/#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 02:45:36 +0000 Rana Williamson http://www.howtosaveelectricity.net/?p=454 residential wind turbine yourself? Well, let's be honest. There's very little determined human beings can't do when they set their minds to it. The real questions are:]]> http://www.howtosaveelectricity.net/diy-home-wind-power-is-it-practical-to-install-a-wind-turbine-yourself/feed/ 1 http://www.howtosaveelectricity.net/how-to-buy-a-residential-wind-turbine/ http://www.howtosaveelectricity.net/how-to-buy-a-residential-wind-turbine/#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:51:54 +0000 Elizabeth Foster http://www.howtosaveelectricity.net/?p=447 residential wind power systems, ask where the units were purchased and how they were installed.]]> http://www.howtosaveelectricity.net/how-to-buy-a-residential-wind-turbine/feed/ 0 http://www.howtosaveelectricity.net/power-production-estimates-in-residential-wind-turbines/ http://www.howtosaveelectricity.net/power-production-estimates-in-residential-wind-turbines/#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:42:47 +0000 Elizabeth Foster http://www.howtosaveelectricity.net/?p=443 home wind turbine, the manufacturer or installation company with which you are working should be able to give you a personalized estimate of the turbine's potential energy production. ]]> http://www.howtosaveelectricity.net/power-production-estimates-in-residential-wind-turbines/feed/ 1 http://www.howtosaveelectricity.net/residential-wind-energy-will-i-still-need-my-power-company/ http://www.howtosaveelectricity.net/residential-wind-energy-will-i-still-need-my-power-company/#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 05:00:25 +0000 Kate Blair http://www.howtosaveelectricity.net/?p=440 residential wind power systems are "on-grid" systems. Under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA), the electric utility is required to connect with and to purchase energy from small wind systems, defined as those with a power-generating capacity of 80 MW and below. ]]> http://www.howtosaveelectricity.net/residential-wind-energy-will-i-still-need-my-power-company/feed/ 1 http://www.howtosaveelectricity.net/how-much-do-residential-wind-systems-cost/ http://www.howtosaveelectricity.net/how-much-do-residential-wind-systems-cost/#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:44:22 +0000 Kate Blair http://www.howtosaveelectricity.net/?p=431 residential wind turbines vary greatly by equipment manufacturer, energy-producing capacity, and method of installation.]]> http://www.howtosaveelectricity.net/how-much-do-residential-wind-systems-cost/feed/ 1