Below are links to Home Power articles on wind power. We are very grateful that Home Power has agreed to share these articles on the web. Please support them when you can.
Site Analysis for Wind Generators
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A Small Island Looks at Renewables
Clearing the Air: Home Power Dispels the Top RE Myths
Power Tower: With Sun and Wind (a great article about a tower on Guemes Island)
Ask the Experts: How Tall?
How Tall is Too Tall?: Maximizing the Return on Your Wind System
Wind Turbine Buyer's Guide
http://homepower.com/article/?For those interested in finding out wind speed for your area (or nearby), you can check out the following websites. There are weather stations that monitor current conditions with a log of actual stats. Helpful for anyone wishing to do a preliminary investigation of wind speed. Your site up high may be windier than you think.
http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/wxpage.cgi?DW7371
