TY - BOOK AU - Woofenden, Ian. TI - Wind power your home for dummies SN - 9780470496374 AV - TX U1 - 690.837047 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Hoboken, N.J., Chichester PB - For Dummies, John Wiley [distributor] KW - Dwellings KW - Power supply KW - Wind power KW - Equipment and supplies KW - Wind turbines N1 - A wind primer : stuff you need to know. Introducing the world of home wind electricity ; Is wind energy for you? ; Deconstructing wind-energy systems ; Electricity basics : a shocking amount of info ; Blowing through vital wind-energy principles -- Assessing your situation. The home energy assessment : gauging your energy appetite ; Increasing your home's energy efficiency ; Determining your site's wind-energy potential ; Defining your relationship to the grid ; Calculating the value of your investment ; If not wind, then what? Other options for green energy -- Assembling your system. Gathering a team of experts -- or going it alone ; Weighing wind generator options ; Talking about towers ; Checking out the rest of the system components ; Tying everything together : system sizing and design -- Installing and operating your system. Safety first! ; Installation time ; Living with wind energy -- the part of tens. Ten essential steps toward a successful wind-electric system ; Ten wind-energy mistakes ; Ten tales of wind-energy users and "abusers" -- Appendixes. A, Glossary ; B, Conversions, abbreviations, and acronyms N2 - Provides information on acquiring, installing, and maintaining a home-scale wind-energy system as well as how to assess a home's current energy usage, increase energy efficiency, and determine a site's wind-power potential ER -