For less than $150
The average price for a 1000 watt wind generator is in excess of USD$2500. To me that is a lot of money. The worst part is- wind power is a fast way to get living off the grid.
You see, to fully power a 3kWh/day home with solar panels it would cost somewhere in the neighborhood of USD$14,000; however, to power the same home you would need 3 wind generators totaling USD$7500.
Most places are suited for wind power even though you may not feel like it. If you were to go 40 feet up into the air you'd feel wind, and most wind generators can produce power with 5MPH winds!
That still leaves us with the 7500 price tag. Well, if you are a DIY kind of person those 3 wind generators can be had for USD$500 if you build them yourself.
The most expensive part of the wind generator can usually be had for free as well. In todays world most people have switched to satellite tv, but their tv towers are still up. They will usually pay you to take them down! The wind generator I built I got paid $100 to take down this older gentlemans tv tower.
You will need some good easy plans to follow. For this I recommend going to my website Off Grid Living and looking at the plans I have there. They are really simple to follow and all of the calculations are done for you- all you have to do is plug in the numbers.
One of the best things about wind generators is that they can produce AC or DC power, meaning you could hook your wind generator directly up to your house, or have the power it generates stored in your battery bank.
If you think you're up to the challenge I recommend heading over to Off Grid Living where I have tons more information on how to make a wind generator.
First Step to Building A Wind Generator
Gathering the parts
A wind generator has 3 main parts: the blades/tail, the generator, and the tower.I'm going to go over where to find all of these parts or you can head to my website and get started on building your own wind generator
The blades are made from fiberglass pipe... typically 6" to 10" in diameter. It is specially cut using the plans on my site. The tail is can be made from anything that is flat- I recommend using some plexiglass.
We recommend that you buy your generator motor from ebay as it will save you money (motors there are pretty cheap). The plans on my site show you what to look for.
Lastly, the tower. We have a secret method of getting towers for free. Most people have switched to satellite, but their television towers are still up and the homeowners think they are an eyesore. You should be able to get it for free OR sometimes they will pay you to take it away for them.
Here's the link to build your own wind generator
Say tuned as I'll be adding to this lens in the future.
Wind Generator Videos
My battery, solar and wind generator setup
Got some emails about this. So here it is. Hope it helps. Comments welcome. 10 Trojan T-105 225AH Batteries 2 Home Built Charge Controllers 1 ProWatt 2500 Inverter (5000 surge) 1 Black & Decker 750 Inverter (1500 surge) 2 Home Built Horizontal Wind Generators 1 Home Built 70ish Watt Solar Panel Other crap and a mess Also selling Custom Fab Wind Turbines, Charge Controllers, Charge Controller diagram, blades and more at www.jl-energy.com
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Build A Wind Generator Links
- How To Build A Wind Generator
- This site also has some great information about building your own wind generator.
- Wikipedia Information
- As always, wikipedia has great information about wind generators.
- About Wind Energy
- This is a cool site I found with great information about wind generators.
- Build A Wind Generator
- I undertook building a wind generator simply because I wanted to. I'd been fascinated by them since the mid 1970s when I became aware of them through my
- BWEA - Building your own wind turbine
- Build Your Own Wind Turbine. SEI home built wind generator. This factsheet was prepared by Hugh Piggott who has written a book on this, available from the
- You Can Build A Home Wind Turbine
- If you've got the wind you should build a home wind turbine. The money you save on your electric bill is more than worth it.
- You Can Build A Home Wind Generator
- A home wind generator will help you save money on your electric bill. The best part is it won't take years to pay for itself!
- Build A Cheap Wind Turbine
- If you can build a cheap wind turbine that looks and functions the same as a commercial model why wouldn't you?
Useful Books
Induction Generators for Wind Power
Amazon Price: $70.20 (as of 12/22/2009) 
Your Wind Driven Generator
Amazon Price: (as of 12/22/2009)
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Techno-economics of small wind electric generator projects for decentralized power supply in India [An article from: Energy Policy]
Amazon Price: $10.95 (as of 12/22/2009)
Well, what do you think?
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