Wind power put into use by a vertical wind turbine is something that a lot of people are getting more and more interested in. When you think about it there are any number of times during a storm, when the wind is strongest that a power cable breaks or a power converter explodes.

When this happens you and all the people below the brake or exploded converter are without electricity until it is fixed. Some time the fix is a few hours but sometime it is days. In steps a vertical wind turbine that actually put out more electricity as the wind picks up.

Think about it. When you are most likely to be without power a vertical wind turbine is producing maximum power. That in itself is a fantastic reason to have a nice little one or two kilowatt wind power generator.

That is one of the reasons that Jesse Houston, Director of Planning and Community Development in Ocean City, presented the Planning and Zoning Commission with ideas on what a vertical wind turbine zoning law should look like.

Jesse stated that “If more people do this, you have got that energy independence. You’re not going to have blackouts. And, when the storm comes, you’re still going to be able to watch your TV.”

From the looks of things Ocean City will have a fair and equatable zoning law for the development of wind power and the building of vertical home wind turbines by the residence of that beautiful resort.

Now Ocean City isn’t the only community in the news lately that is creating specific zoning laws for the construction of residential wind turbines. In Clovis, NM the Planning and Zoning Commission have proposed ordinances that would regulate the building of vertical wind turbines in the city.

This ordinance would regulate the allowable height of the vertical wind turbine towers and the appropriate size of the property where the vertical wind turbine could be installed. The nice thing about this commission is that they had enough sense to get a residential wind turbine dealer in to help clarify exactly what was needed.

The very first thing that Jerry Griffin, the dealer, told them was the city would need to modify their proposed height requirement. The present draft set the maximum height for a vertical wind turbines at 35 feet. Jerry said a typical wind turbine would need at least 70 feet to perform well. “For a turbine to go up in town, a 35-foot cap would make the turbine mostly worthless,

Jerry had other suggestion as well concerning the size of a typical residential wind turbine and how the system worked best in high winds. Any how the ordinance was passed in june and the commissioners have moved on to a feasibility study for a wind farm.

The main idea here is that people all across the US, Canada, Australia, the UK and nearly everywhere are converting to renewable wind and solar energy. That is our future. By keeping an eye on the future and enjoying the present we will build a wonderful place for our children to grow in.

Start building for your future today by saving money and using renewable energy. Build your own 1,000 watt vertical wind turbine for under $200 and help create even more energy and save even more money by building your own solar power panels. It is easy, safe and very inexpensive. Start your project today.

An idea for a vertical axis wind turbine that you could find a way to build yourself.

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