Wind power is gaining a large following in both the United States of America, and hundreds of countries all over the world.
Wind power is clean.
It produces no smoke, smog, or exhaust of any kind.
It also consumes no fuel.
One of the best things about wind power is its reliability, it will produce power as long as the wind blows.
Most people have seen the huge fields of wind generators that produce power for cities, but most people do not know that there are smaller versions than can power homes.
Another thing that they do not know is that they can be built at home by anyone for less than two hundred dollars.
All of the materials can be bought at your local hardware or home improvement store, and in some cases, salvaged for free.
This would leave you with a windmill for the cost of the plans.
A windmill can be dressed up to become a very attractive lawn decoration, and most people will not even know that it produces power.
One or two can fit on your front lawn, make your yard look better, and lower your electricity bill.
If you have a large open area, you can construct a few more, until you have no electricity bill to pay at all.
Some people have set up banks of batteries to store the surplus power that their windmills produce.
This has allowed them to completely disconnect from the electric company's grid, and live on the power they produce.
There have even been some homes constructed to use only wind power, and they do not even have a connection to commercial power.