| Wind turbines are the best answer to the high | | | | Many companies are now offering wind turbine |
| and rising cost of energy. Electricity | | | | generators for sale to the general public. |
| created from wind power is the best answer to | | | | They are being installed by town and country |
| one of today's most serious problems--the | | | | property owners in ever growing numbers. |
| high cost of fossil fuels. | | | | |
| | | | An alternative is to build a wind |
| There are other ideas which may help of | | | | turbine,from available plans,at a very big |
| course. Solar power is clean but,at the | | | | cost saving. Any home owner or farmer in city |
| present time, solar panels are quite high | | | | or country may use this type of low cost |
| priced and have limited power output. Their | | | | power and be completely independent of the |
| best use is probably as an addition to wind | | | | local power utility. |
| power production. They can be used as roof | | | | |
| panels on a building and will supply | | | | It is not even necessary to have high winds |
| additional power. | | | | all the time. Even gentle breezes will |
| | | | generate some power. This power can be stored |
| Nuclear power is another source and this form | | | | in batteries for future use. |
| of power is being used in many places around | | | | |
| the globe. The cost to build nuclear power | | | | A very good wind turbine power generator can |
| plants is very high however and there is a | | | | be built using new or used auto parts. It may |
| lot of public opposition to their use after | | | | be installed on a roof or on its own tower. |
| the Three Mile Island and Chernobyl | | | | The construction of a turbine from available |
| disasters. | | | | plans and instructions is really quite |
| | | | simple. The average person who can use simple |
| Nuclear power stations will probably be a | | | | tools will have no trouble in building one or |
| large part of future power supply around the | | | | more of these wind generators. |
| world. If well built with all necessary | | | | |
| safeguards they have been shown to be | | | | Excess power which is produced can be sold to |
| dependable and safe. | | | | the local power utility in many places. This |
| | | | type of wind turbine or windmill was much |
| Wind power is at present the best all around | | | | used on farms in the 1930-1950s era and was |
| power source for small scale power | | | | proven to be reliable. Two or three of them |
| generation. Small individually owned wind | | | | can be built to supply all the power needed |
| power turbines can supply a large portion of | | | | and this can be stored in batteries till |
| our power requirements in the years | | | | needed for use. Build it and the wind will |
| immediately ahead. | | | | come-- and bring free power along with it for |
| | | | your use. |