Build Your Own Small Wind Power System

CHAPTER 6How to Finance Small Wind Power

The two most abundant forms of power on Earth are solar and wind, and they’re getting cheaper and cheaper….

—ED BEGLEY, JR.

Overview

• Wind power is a long-term investment.

• Wind speed is the most important factor in determining if a project is financially feasible.

• Determining feasibility is not simple; there are more than a dozen factors that could affect the bottom line.

• No size for a durable turbine is too small to earn a return eventually.

• As you increase the size, the cost goes up, but its feasibility rises.

• Add a healthy “stuff happens” factor to installed cost estimates.

Well, you made it through a lot of considerations when it comes to small wind turbines, and hopefully you have determined ...