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Wind Turbines- The Future of Clean Energy

Using wind turbines to power your home or businesses incurs some initial expenses, but can be more cost effective for your long-term energy needs over paying the local power company.

Electricity and fuel bills are constantly rising, but the cost of wind turbine energy is zero, and the cost of installing and hooking up a wind turbine is always decreasing as demand rises and more commercial success is realized by various companies producing the wind turbines and researching new technologies to make them more efficient.

Additionally, people are moving away from the traditional electric grids and the fossil fuels for greater independence, the desire to live remotely but have adequate electricity, or concerns for the environment. Again, the motivation to get away from traditional energy sources is the same one that causes people to seek the power of the wind for their energy, giving more businesses the opportunity to profit from wind turbine production and maintenance, which drives the costs of wind turbines down for the consumers. In many states, homeowners who remain on the grid with their local power company but who still choose to use wind turbines are eligible for rebates or tax credits in their state that end up paying for as much as 50% of their total wind turbine systems' costs. In addition, there are at least 35 states where homeowners who use wind turbines can sell their excess energy back to their power company under "net metering" laws. The rates being paid by the local power companies to these homeowners for their wind energy are standard retail rates. The homeowners are actually profiting from their own use of wind turbines

Several federal lawmakers are trying to get the federal government to mandate these tax breaks and other incentives for using wind turbines in all 50 states. Many countries such as Germany and Japan already have national incentive programs in place to encourage the use of wind turbines.


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