Home wind turbine costs
Are you considering installing a wind turbine at home? Then you must be curious about home wind turbine costs. You'll discover them in this article. You will also find out which factors these costs depend on and what the advantages of a wind turbine for home are. So be sure to read this article if you are planning to buy a small wind turbine. That way, you will be well informed!
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Why install a wind turbine at home?
Putting a windmill in your yard seems impossible. After all, how on earth would you have room for it? Yet it is possible, because there are small windmills that are only about 2 to 15 meters high. The smallest models you can even install on your roof and thus take up no space in your garden. But then why buy a small windmill?
Having your own windmill has a lot of advantages. For one, you can easily generate your own green energy with it. As a result, you help the environment a little. A mini windmill is also good to combine with solar panels and requires almost no maintenance.
Windmill at home costs: an overview
If you want to buy a small wind turbine, you probably first want to know what the wind turbine home prices are. Of course, wind turbine home costs depend on additional factors, but on average you can expect a price between 6,000 and 35,000 euros.
So home wind turbine costs are not minus, but you'll probably find it interesting to know that you can already buy one for a few hundred euros. So you don't necessarily have to spend a lot of money on it. Just remember that you pay more for a more powerful windmill and that it has a higher yield. The cost of a small wind turbine is also higher than the average if you have a wind turbine with solar panels installed. In addition, the price depends on the type of wind turbine. Below is an overview!
Wind turbine costs per type
Wind turbine type Costs
Import small wind turbine 200 to 500 euros
Small European wind turbine around 1,200 euros
Large wind turbine farm around 30,000 euros
Large commercial wind turbine 1 to 5 million euros
Pricing factors of small wind turbines
To have a better idea of how much you should pay for a small wind turbine, you need to know the price determining factors. We list them for you!
Power
Power is a big price-determining factor of a small wind turbine. How much kilowattage it can best handle depends on your energy consumption. It is important to know that an average family in the Netherlands uses about 3,000 kWh of electricity.
A wind turbine under 100 kilowatts will cost you about 2,500 to 7,000 euros per kilowatt. For a small wind turbine of 10 kilowatts, you pay between 40,000 and 70,000 euros. With that, you generate about 10 kW in an hour. A small wind turbine with a higher capacity, also has a higher yield.
Installation costs
Wind turbine home prices also depend on installation costs. If you install one yourself, you will obviously pay much less. But it is not so easy to install a small wind turbine in your garden or on your roof yourself. So include the installation costs as well. These are usually between 480 and 4,000 euros.
Inverter and cabling
The inverter and cabling you choose also determine the price for a small wind turbine. The better the quality of the inverter and cabling, the more you have to pay.
What is the yield of a small wind turbine?
You probably also want to know what the yield of a small wind turbine is. This obviously depends on how powerful and large your wind turbine is. It is impossible to stick a fixed amount on it, but there is a formula to calculate it.
How to calculate the yield
You can calculate the yield of a small windmill by multiplying the number of full-load hours by the power of the small windmill. To do this, of course, you first need to know exactly what the number of full-load hours is. Full-load hours represents the number of hours during which the wind turbine generated energy at full power. On average, a small wind turbine has 2,000 to 2,500 full-load hours.
How do you save on wind turbine home costs?
A wind turbine is not cheap, but you can save on costs by feeding energy back to the grid. If you do, however, the wind turbine must register on energieleveren.nl. Also, think carefully about which energy supplier you are going with. This is important, because the feed-in tariff can vary between 0.04 and 0.12 cents per kWh. And you obviously want to get the best deal.
Make your own wind turbine or have it done?
Making a small windmill yourself is not something you do lightly. It is difficult and you have to have an understanding of it. Having the windmill built and then installing it on your roof yourself is possible, but not recommended. In fact, if you want to install it on your roof, you won't do it without danger. It is safer and more convenient to have a professional install your turbine. This way, you can also be sure that everything is done properly.