Domestic Wind Turbine

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Hello,
I wonder if anyone has positive experience with using small wind turbine for domestic purposes. My home has got flat roof above the garage located in the way that I can feel the wind is blowing there almost constantly. I also got batteries installed to collect energy from my solar panels. Wind turbine which will generate even small amount energy would be great addition to it, I done some research on the web and I can see most of times the Tesup company is showing up in search results, however their reviews ae just horrendous. So I though I will ask here for some advice?
Thank you

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  • QrizB
    QrizB Posts: 13,822 Forumite
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    As it happens, we've just had a short thread looking at small-scale wind turbines over on the "Green and Ethical" subforum:
    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6496010/is-a-wind-turbine-suitable-for-my-needs
    Hopefully that thread will answer some of your questions.
    (Yes, we all agreed that Tesup's reviews are well-deserved.)
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  • Veteransaver
    Veteransaver Posts: 486 Forumite
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    General consensus seems to be small wind turbines are a waste of time. You see them on yachts charging up batteries but they don't output a vast amount of power.
    Something mounted on a roof will very low power.
    They can work if you have a decent amount of land in an exposed area and can put up a big Eg 7kW+ turbine. Can be cost effective though solar is generally considered a far more effective solution now.
  • Kamyk8450
    Kamyk8450 Posts: 11 Forumite
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    Thanks for both replies. That completely cleared my doubts, now will possibly consider more solar panels.
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