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Wind Power for Dummies
The" consumer guide to small-scale wind electricity production!Maybe you're not T. Boone Pickens, but you can build your own home-sized wind-power empire right in your back yard. "Wind Power For Dummies" supplies all the guidance you need to install and maintain a sustainable, cost-effective wind generator to power your home for decades to come.
This authoritative, plain-English guide walks you through every step of the process, from assessing your site and available wind sources to deciding whether wind power is the solution for you, from understanding the mechanics of wind power and locating a contractor to install your system to producing your own affordable and sustainable electricity.Guides you step by step through process of selecting, installing, and operating a small-scale wind generator to power your homeDemystifies system configurations, terminology, and wind energy principles to help you speak the language of the prosHelps assess and reduce your energy needs and decide whether wind power is right for youExplains the mechanics of home-based wind powerShows you how to tie into the grid and sell energy back to the power companyOffers advice on evaluating all of the costs of and financing for your projectProvides tips on working with contractors and complying with local zoning laws
Yes, you can do it, with a little help from "Wind Power For Dummies.
This authoritative, plain-English guide walks you through every step of the process, from assessing your site and available wind sources to deciding whether wind power is the solution for you, from understanding the mechanics of wind power and locating a contractor to install your system to producing your own affordable and sustainable electricity.Guides you step by step through process of selecting, installing, and operating a small-scale wind generator to power your homeDemystifies system configurations, terminology, and wind energy principles to help you speak the language of the prosHelps assess and reduce your energy needs and decide whether wind power is right for youExplains the mechanics of home-based wind powerShows you how to tie into the grid and sell energy back to the power companyOffers advice on evaluating all of the costs of and financing for your projectProvides tips on working with contractors and complying with local zoning laws
Yes, you can do it, with a little help from "Wind Power For Dummies.
384 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2009
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April 23, 2021
I know almost nothing about wind power. My cabin is powered strictly by solar with a backup Propane generator. I was considering adding supplemental wind power to charge my batteries when the winter set in.
This book was exactly what I needed to be informed about how wind power works, what it can do, and realistic limitations of what it can't do. This is just as much of a reference book as well as teaching aid.
When the time, comes, I will hire a professional with the knowledge I gleamed from this book. It's a must read if you have ever thought about supplemental power to your place and the title tells you all.
This book was exactly what I needed to be informed about how wind power works, what it can do, and realistic limitations of what it can't do. This is just as much of a reference book as well as teaching aid.
When the time, comes, I will hire a professional with the knowledge I gleamed from this book. It's a must read if you have ever thought about supplemental power to your place and the title tells you all.
July 10, 2013
I got what I was looking for - an answer to my questions about building a wind system for the guest house we manage in Port au Prince, Haiti. Not the answer I had hoped for, though. Throughout he emphasized two points, among others: it will cost a LOT of money and it will require a LOT of ongoing maintenance after it is built. I still want to look at science fair sized wind projects for the fun and education of it, and I want to explore a solar hot water system for our four showers and the kitchen.
November 19, 2016
Local NW legend, with a fine primer on wind systems for all audiences.
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