Wind Site Specifics
As you consider renewable wind energy remember that each site is unique and that individual turbine locations on a site are unique as well. With that preamble, what are some of the key variables to consider at your site:
Your goals for a renewable wind system: offsetting all or a portion of you electrical usage, reducing your carbon footprint, supporting renewable energy generally, etc.?
Your wind resource. Do available maps estimate your wind speed (when Derated to actual turbine hub heights) at a level that supports your wind renewable goal(s)?
The amount of land area you have to work with and your setbacks from property lines. Properly sited residential wind turbines can easily exceed 100 feet in height when turbine blade lengths are included.
Your potential turbine location relative to where the power would interconnect to your electrical meter. When wire runs approach and exceed 500 feet installation cost can become cost prohibitive.
Your local zoning requirements, these rules can vary widely across cities, counties and states.
Your plan for maintaining a wind turbine; understanding that a wind system requires annual inspections, at a minimum, in order to maximize turbine performance.