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Small wind energy generation systems are typically of capacities of less than one hundred kilowatts and this is convenient meet the energy requirements of houses, farms and small industries. People who are located in remote places who would otherwise have depended on polluting diesel generators are opting to replace this method with non polluting small wind energy generation systems. People who opt for small wind energy generation systems opt to do it for economic reasons or because it is environment friendly or for a combination of both. Wind turbines have been used traditionally for generation of electricity coupled with battery storage over many years in isolated places .Citizens of the US are opting to purchase wind turbines which are also connected to the National Grid in the range of one to ten kilowatt range to meet all their domestic requirements .Such generators of more than one kilowatt have been in use in several countries-in the US, it is used in every state. The size of residential wind turbines varies - there is the micro wind turbine which is becoming gradually popular. Increasingly, people are showing the interest in carrying out instructions (do-it-yourself) about building their own micro wind turbines for |
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