The wind farm located in the Californian Altamont Pass is one of the greatest examples of wind energy gathering. It contains the largest concentration of wind turbines. With 4900 turbines, the farm supplies energy to a large area. How can you capitalize from this?
Wind energy is often used to power national networks, communities, homes, farms, and industries. It’s used mostly to break even on expenses by selling energy back to companies or to completely power an area. You can use these same techniques to use at home. While you’re not using wind energy (which is fine) you can use the wind energy to sell back for cash or credit.
Coupled with solar energy, wind energy can pretty much power your home. Why? On a sunny day, the solar panels go to work and collect energy for your home to function. While that’s happening, any wind can be picked up by the wind turbine. On a rainy or cloudy day, it’s bound to be a bit windy. The turbines go to work and the solar panels don’t. So if one doesn’t work, the other will.
Another way you can use wind energy to lower your next electricity bill is to have it simply power your home. Now I don’t recommend this for those who lived in areas that are surrounded by mountains. Those places really don’t get much wind in most times, which contradicts your purpose for getting turbines in the first places. If you have those mountains but you live in a break between them, do install turbines. There is always wind there as you may have noticed. The air pressure from outside the mountain ring forces itself in and that creates wind.
