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Sales of wind turbines for home use are going strong
By Jonathan Ellis and Cody Winchester, USA TODAY
A growing number of people are investing in small electricity generating wind turbines for residential use, despite the bad economy, and backers of wind power say they expect advances in technology and manufacturing to make them even more popular.
Nearly 10,000 units were sold nationally in 2009, the latest available data, according to the American Wind Energy Association. In 2001, only 2,100 units were sold.
Advocates of small wind turbines say they can be an important source of clean energy in windy parts of the country. Key hurdles to widespread use rest with local governments, their zoning ordinances and public acceptance.
"Zoning and permitting is a big issue in small wind," says Larry Flowers, the deputy director for distributed and community wind for the American Wind Energy Association.
"There's progress being made in some places and struggles in others," he says.
In Brandon, S.D., resident Charlie Cross wants to add a small, 200-watt turbine to supplement his solar power system. Before that can happen, Cross needs to convince the city to issue permits for residential turbines.
Robert Westall, the owner of Cleaner, Greener Energies in Sioux Falls, S.D., says one of the biggest problems is that communities don't have zoning rules for small wind turbines.
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Wind,
Sun Power Still Face Hurdles
BY RUSSELL
GOLD
The slow-motion
crisis at a Japanese nuclear plant has rekindled worries about
relying on atomic power for electricity. Climbing oil and
gasoline prices are again draining wallets. And President
Barack Obama Wednesday outlined plans to cut U.S. reliance
on foreign oil, including boosting ethanol output.
