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With just a few requirements for a Wind Power System, it is feasible for your home, farm or small business to operate more efficiently than ever before. LBI Solar has experienced technitions that plan and design your wind alternative. |  |
What is wind energy?
Wind is created by the unequal heating of the Earth's surface by the sun. Wind turbines convert the kinetic energy in the wind into mechanical power that turns a generator that produces electricity to power homes, schools, businesses, and communities. |
How much energy can wind supply?
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, the world's winds could supply more than 10 times the current total world energy demand. With today's wind turbine technology, wind power could supply 20% of the United States' electricity.
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Can I power my home or business with wind energy?
There are two ways you can power your home or business with wind: You may be able to purchase wind energy in the form of green power from your local utility, or you may be able to install a small grid-connected wind electric system to provide part of your electricity needs. A wind turbine rated from 5 to 15 kilowatts (kW) could lower your utility bill by 50% to 90%. |
- Wind energy is a free, inexhaustible renewable resource.
- Wind energy is a source of clean, non-polluting electricity. A single utility-scale (750 kW) wind turbine can prevent the emission of 5000 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere each year. It would take 500 acres of forest to absorb that much CO2.
- Wind power plants can help increase our nation's energy security. They are modular and can be constructed more quickly than conventional energy plants to meet emergency energy needs. Also, the energy they produce displaces imported fuels.
- Wind power plants increase property tax revenues for local communities.
- Wind energy can provide additional income for ranchers and farmers.
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