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Have your own turbine

1. Can I have my own wind turbine?
2. How do I find out if my site is windy enough?
3. How does a wind turbine make electricity?

Turbine details

4. What size turbine will I need?
5. How tall are small wind turbines?
6. How much space do I need for a turbine?
7. Do I need planning permission?
8. What are wind turbines made of?
9. Can I build my own wind turbine?

Issues to consider

10. Are wind turbines noisy?
11. Do wind turbines affect radar systems or TV reception?
12. Will small wind turbines have a 'flicker' from the turbine blades?
13. Will small wind turbines affect birds?
14. What about lightning strikes?

Electricity generation

15. Can I use my turbine for heating?
16. Can I connect my turbine to the grid?
17. How much of the time do wind turbines produce electricity?
18. What happens when the wind stops blowing?

Costs and funding

19. Isn't it cheaper to save electricity?

Turbine lifetime

20. How do I look after my wind turbine?
21. How long do wind turbines last?
22. Can the turbine be re-sited?

1. Can I have my own wind turbine?

2. How do I find out if my site is windy enough?

3. How does a wind turbine make electricity?

4. What size turbine will I need?

5. How tall are small wind turbines?

6. How much space do I need for a turbine?

7. Do I need planning permission?

8. What are wind turbines made of?

9. Can I build my own wind turbine?

10. Are wind turbines noisy?

11. Do wind turbines affect radar systems or TV reception?

12. Will small wind turbines have a 'flicker' from the turbine blades?

13. Will small wind turbines affect birds?

14. What about lightning strikes?

15. Can I use my turbine for heating?

16. Can I connect my turbine to the grid?

17. How much of the time do wind turbines produce electricity?

18. What happens when the wind stops blowing?

19. Isn't it cheaper to save electricity?

20. How do I look after my wind turbine?

21. How long do wind turbines last?

22. Can the turbine be re-sited?