How feasible and cost-effective would it be for you to build a small wind energy system for your home? It might be easier than you think. OpenEI is a wiki with energy information on hundreds of topics crowdsourced from industry and government agencies and they have a Small Wind Guide that has answers to the most common questions people have about potentially building one.
Here’s what you’ll find:
They also have a State Information Portal where you simply click on a state to see a wind resource map, financial incentives, and state contacts.