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Earth Talk: Could backyard wind turbines save us? Published Sunday, May. 2, 2021, 5:51 pm Join AFP's 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes and Spotify News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com (© Sean K – stock.adobe.com) Dear EarthTalk: You see a lot of people putting solar panels on their homes these days, but windmills not so much. Is there any future for small residential wind turbines as we transition to more renewable forms of energy? – M. Simon, Portland, ME Wind power will likely play a k...

Small Wind: Could Residential Turbines Help Us Wean Off Fossil Fuels? —M. Simon, Portland, ME Wind power will likely play a key role in the transition to a zero-emission economy—especially if we can start to distribute it more widely and harness its benefits on a building-by-building basis. Could your own small wind turbine next to your home be the next way to keep up with the Joneses while augmenting the electricity you already get from the grid or solar panels? The short answer is…definitely. Large wind turbines lined up along the highway in commercial wind farms typically stand at le...