The Economics of a Small Wind Electric System
To help you analyze the economics of a small wind electric system and decide whether wind energy will work for you, you can use a variety of tools. See the Evaluation Tools in the Learn More section for links to these and other resources that will help you decide if a small wind electric system is right for you.
These tools may be useful in helping you generate the following estimates:
- Costs
- Savings
- Cash flow
- Output
- Electric bills and electric bill comparisons
- Wind characteristics
- Simple payback in years.
Finding these estimates will help you determine whether wind energy is a good option for your site. If it takes too long to regain your capital investment—the number of years comes too close or is greater than the life of the system—wind energy will not be practical for you.