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A home wind turbine gives you an opportunity to lower your dependence on the electrical grid, and it can be a great option for powering a remote vacation cabin or other off-the-grid getaway.

The price range is pretty big when it comes to residential wind turbines, and you can find models that are little more than fancy battery chargers to ones that provide a noticeable amount of energy–wind providing.

The Southwest Windpower Whisper 200 Wind Turbine is something of a middle-of-the-road unit, costing $3400 and providing 1000 watts of power in 26 mph winds (158 kW per month in a 12 MPH average wind).

You can take a closer look at Northern Tools:

Southwest Windpower Whisper Wind Turbine