Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Wind Power For You

By Haylee Landford


Wind-powered electricity has become a popular choice for homes that reside in rural areas. You may need to access electricity if you are buying Colorado land for sale. If you are thinking of installing a small wind turbine, it is best to learn all you can, considering costs vs. savings, rebates and tax advantages to see if they will be right for you.

Home wind turbines help customers with Colorado land save money. Wind turbines can lower electric bills by as much as 90%. Many people who buy home wind turbines pay less than $100 annually for their electricity bills, even with homes powered entirely by electricity. Wind speed on Colorado land, the cost to buy a wind turbine and the total electricity used will all contribute to the total cost of electricity for a property.

A few acres of Colorado land would be a good choice for a small home wind turbine system. Large turbines aren't alway welcome in some areas and they may be overkill for some sizes of land parcels. Generally a standard home uses less than 10,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity annually. A small wind turbine needs to be 5-15 kilowatts to be cost effective for a home. A vacation or recreational piece of land for sale in Colorado will use less energy than that, so a small turbine should be more than enough for this type of parcel..

There are tax credits and rebates available for wind turbines that you put on Colorado land for sale. The Small Wind Incentive Pilot Program (SWIPP) offer rebates up to $5,000 and the Highline Electric Association, Southeat Colorado Power Association, the Town of Este and the Sangre De Cristo Electric Association, Inc, have joined together with the Colorado Governor's Energy Office to reduce the costs of the wind turbines and the cost for installation on Colorado land. Buyers of Colorado land for sale are also eligible to receive credit for excess energy that their home wind turbine systems produces.

The Colorado Governor's Energy Office has partnered with Sangre De Cristo Electric Association Inc., the Highline Electric Association, the Town of Estes and the Southeast Colorado Power Association to reduce the costs of the wind turbines and their installation on Colorado land. You can also be eligible to receive credit for excess energy that their home wind turbine systems produces, if they buy Colorado land for sale. In addition you can receive credit for the excess energy produced by your home wind turbine produces on your Colorado land.

A small wind turbine with at least 5-15 kilowatts in size should be plenty for a home put on Colorado land for sale. If the land will be used for vacation or recreational use you will need even less electricity needs. A standard all electric houses will use about 10,000 kilowatt hours of electricity annually. Larger wind turbines are not always welcomed by neighbors causing the smaller 5-15 kilowatt unit to have more appeal.

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