- Using wind power can lower your electricity bill by up to 90 percent, according to the AWEA. Cost is dependent on how much electricity you use and the price of the turbine.
- Wind turbines generating between 5 and 15 kilowatts are needed to impact your electricity bill. Turbines in this range can make a significant dent in the 9,400 kilowatt hours used per year in the average household.
- Wind turbines do not produce any pollution, according to the AWEA. A wind turbine can offset 200 tons of greenhouse gases that a normal utility system would have created, according to the site.
- Small turbines can be purchased for residential use for $6,000 to $22,000.
- Small wind turbines are built to last for up to 20 years, according to the AWEA.
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