WIND POWER

Localized wind power converts wind energy into electricity and is most efficient when combined with solar energy. Since wind generation peaks at night and solar generation crests during the day, together wind and solar provide for a more consistent energy generation for your home and commercial enterprise. Recent advances in wind turbines have improved the technology's efficiency and cost effectiveness. For buildings or facilities not connected to an electric grid, wind turbines are a great complement to solar energy because they charge batteries even after the sun goes down. An interesting fact about wind turbines is that their capacity to produce power increases at a cube of the wind speed. So, a turbine in a 10-mph wind produces almost twice as much power as the same turbine in an 8-mph wind. Since wind speeds increase the higher you go, the importance of wind tower height cannot be underestimated.