Install a wind turbine

Quick Facts

Install a wind turbine

Typical Cost: £13,000.00
Typical Saving: £380.00
Payback Period: 30 years

Assumptions

2.5kW turbine costing around £12,000. Feed-in-tariff paying around 26.7p per kWh. Well-sited turbine.

If you live in a windy area of the UK a turbine in your back garden could generate energy for you. Recent studies have concluded that a well sited 2.5kW turbine could save up to £380 a year on electricity plus around 2.6 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year. It's not for short-termists, mind.

Cost: £13,000.00 Difficulty: 4/5
Saving: £380.00
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