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I'm starting to think about diversifying my energy prodution. I have a solar panel array (5kWp) on the roof for a year now. I see that adding more panels does not make much sense as the production in summer as is is already hard to consume it all, and in winter the production is rather symbolic while consumption is through the roof.

So I thought of looking into wind turbines. There is plenty of wind the whole year where I live. But, rather then buying a big 5kW turbine which is quite expensive on its own (plus a pole and all the other stuff) I thought, how about using multiple small turbines (up to 1kW) connected together, similar to how solar panels are. Either into one inverter or using microinverters. Does anyone have any interesting links to follow or some experience in similar setups?

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[–] Thevenin@beehaw.org 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Swept area and wind speed increase exponentially with size and height. So a single 5kW wind turbine will almost always be more cost effective than five 1kW wind turbines.

As others have said, without the height of a utility-grade turbine, you'll need to study the wind on your property to find where the wind is strongest and most consistent so you don't put a turbine in a dead spot. If your property is adjacent to an open field, that's probably a good place to start.

If I didn't just talk you out of consumer-grade turbines, I'd suggest checking out these guys: https://windandsolar.com/wind-turbine-generators/

And their Youtube channel, where they explain why their turbines are the way they are: https://m.youtube.com/user/MissouriWindandSolar

And as always, Energy Sage has great advice: https://www.energysage.com/about-clean-energy/wind/small-wind-turbines-overview/