Wind-powered electricity has become a popular choice for homes that reside in rural areas. You may need to access electricity if you are buying Colorado land for sale. If you are thinking of installing a small wind turbine, it is best to learn all you can, considering costs vs. savings, rebates and tax advantages to see if they will be right for you.
Customers who use wind turbines on their Colorado land save money. You can lower your electric bill as much as 90% and many wind turbine consumers pay only $100 annually for their electricity even with a totally electric home. The cost to buy the wind turbine system and the amount of perpetual wind should all be factors to see if this is economically a good choice for you.
A small wind turbine is the best bet for rural Colorado land that’s just a few acres in size. The larger wind turbines aren’t always appreciated by neighbors and probably aren’t necessary to power your electricity. A small wind turbine on rural Colorado land should be at least 5-15 kilowatts in size in order to make a dent in utility bills. A typical home uses less than 10,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity annually. A vacation or recreation property on Colorado land for sale today will use even less; so a small wind turbine should more than do the job.
When buying a wind turbine, customers can expect to pay about $40,000 to have the system installed. It will take time to start seeing the benefits of a small wind turbine, but most people start seeing the real savings in less than ten years. If you’re going to buy Colorado land for sale and you want to use wind power, buy the wind turbine at the same time you buy the property. That way, you can immediately start seeing the benefits. Over the long term, using a home wind turbine can provide you and your family with a significant savings. But the biggest benefits and return may not happen for more than 20 years after the initial installation.
There are tax credits and rebates available for wind turbines that you put on Colorado land for sale. The Small Wind Incentive Pilot Program (SWIPP) offer rebates up to $5,000 and the Highline Electric Association, Southeat Colorado Power Association, the Town of Este and the Sangre De Cristo Electric Association, Inc, have joined together with the Colorado Governor’s Energy Office to reduce the costs of the wind turbines and the cost for installation on Colorado land. Buyers of Colorado land for sale are also eligible to receive credit for excess energy that their home wind turbine systems produces.
A small wind turbine with at least 5-15 kilowatts in size should be plenty for a home put on Colorado land for sale. If the land will be used for vacation or recreational use you will need even less electricity needs. A standard all electric houses will use about 10,000 kilowatt hours of electricity annually. Larger wind turbines are not always welcomed by neighbors causing the smaller 5-15 kilowatt unit to have more appeal.
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