Are home small wind turbines worth investment? — case study

The paper presents comparative characteristics of small wind turbines used as generators. Firstly, wind energy resources in Poland are presented. Secondly, it has been calculated how much energy the windmills are able to produce in selected Polish regions during the year. Next, a Simple Pay Back Time, depending on the windmills’ region, has been calcu-lated. In the end, the conclusions are presented.[b]Keywords[/b]: windmills generators, small wind turbines, the use of wind energ