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- SMALL WIND’S PERSONAL BENEFITS. Owners of small wind systems enjoy:
- Decades of free electricity after initial-cost recovery
- Increased property values
- Reliable electricity
- Relief from high and volatile prices of other forms of electricity
- Personal energy independence
- Ability to support clean energy and fight global warming in a tangible way
- SMALL WIND’S PUBLIC BENEFITS. Though the power generated by small wind systems is
used only by a single residence or facility, the benefits of wind power extend to the entire
community. Community benefits include:
- Economy:
- Higher property values
- Diversified state energy supply portfolio
- Increased in-state electricity generation
- Increased market competition from more consumer choice
- Local jobs for turbine sales, installation, and maintenance
- Security:
- Emergency back-up power to police stations, hospitals, etc.
- Increased local energy independence
- Enhanced reliability and power quality of the electricity grid
- Utility peak-power relief
- Environment:
- 1 residential-scale turbine = displaced emissions of 1.5 cars
- No emissions, water use, or hazardous waste
- Community “PR”:
- Visible indicator of community support for clean energy
(Source: American Wind Energy Association http://www.awea.org/smallwind/pdf/Policies_to_Promote_Small_Wind_Turbines.pdf)
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