Building your own wind generator is easier than you might think. All of the parts are readily available at your local hardware store and the building process is not complicated at all. A diy wind generator will cost you under $100 to build, so there is no need to spend over $3000 for a ready made one. If your monthly electric bill is about $200 on average, the cost of the windmill will get paid in less than a month. Some of the materials you are going to need are: motor, rotor, tower, hardware and wiring, blades, hub battery backup, tail and body assembly. You will also need some regular tools that every homeowner has like wrenches, drills and saws.

Building your own Wind Turbine can help you:

• Cut back on your monthly expenses by reducing your electrical bills by more than 80%.
• Sell the power you don't use back to the power company and make a profit. You can do that by building a second or third turbine to double or triple the amount of electricity you generate.
• Protect the environment and stop releasing harmful by-products into the atmosphere.
• Increase the value of your home.
• Get tax deductions for using green energy.

Compared to the solar energy, wind energy has an added benefit : power generation is possible even at night.

Before installing the generator you need to make sure that the average wind speed in your area is above 5 miles per hour. If you want to produce more power it's very important to find an open space with not many building.

If you're serious building a DIY Wind Generator, following the instructions of a reliable instruction manual is highly recommended.