Although it is much less expensive to initially get hooked into the local electric company's grid than it is to set up and hook into wind turbines, in the long run one saves money by utilizing the wind for one's energy needswhile also becoming more independent. Selv om det er langt billigere i første omgang at få hooked på det lokale el-selskabets net end det er at etablere og krog i vindmøller, i det lange løb sparer man penge ved at udnytte vinden for sin energi needswhile også bliver mere uafhængige. Not receiving an electric bill while enjoying the advantages of the modern electrically-driven lifestyle is a wondrous feeling. Ikke modtager en elregning, mens du nyder fordelene ved den moderne elektrisk drevet livsstil er en vidunderlig følelse.

Electric bills and fuel bills are rising steadilybut the cost of wind turbine energy is zero, and the cost of installing and hooking up a turbine is steadily coming down as demand rises and more commercial success is realized by various companies producing the turbines and researching technologies to make them ever more efficient. El-regninger og varmeregningen stiger steadilybut udgifterne til vindmølleenergi er nul, og udgifter til installation og krog op en vindmølle er støt på vej ned, efterhånden som efterspørgslen stiger og mere kommerciel succes er realiseret af forskellige selskaber, der fremstiller møller og forskning teknologier til gøre dem endnu mere effektive. In addition, people are moving away from the traditional electric grids and the fossil fuels for personal reasons including desire for greater independence, the desire to live remotely or rurally without having to go primitive, political concerns such as fears of terrorist strikes on oil fields or power grids, or concerns about the environment. Desuden er folk flytter væk fra den traditionelle el-net og de fossile brændstoffer af personlige årsager, herunder ønsket om større uafhængighed, ønsket om at leve på afstand eller rurally uden at gå primitive, politiske bekymringer såsom frygt for terrorisme angreb på oliefelter eller elnet, eller bekymring for miljøet. Again, this motivation to get away from the traditional energy sources is the same one that causes people to seek the power of the wind for their energy, giving more business opportunities to profit from wind turbine production and maintenance, which drives their costs down for the consumers. Igen, denne motivation komme væk fra den traditionelle energikilder er den samme, der får folk til at søge vindens for deres energi, hvilket giver mere forretningsmuligheder at drage fordel af vindmølle produktion og vedligeholdelse, som driver deres omkostninger ned for forbrugere. In nearly thirty states at the time of this writing, homeowners who remain on the grid but who still choose to use wind energy (or other alternative forms) are eligible for rebates or tax breaks from the state governments that end up paying for as much as 50% of their total green energy systems' costs. I næsten tredive stater på tidspunktet for dette skrives, stadig boligejere, der forbliver on nettet, men der vælger at anvende vindenergi (eller other alternative former) er godkendte til rebates or tax pauser from den statslige regeringer that ende med at betale for så meget som 50% af deres samlede grøn energi systemer omkostninger. In addition, there are 35 states at the time of this writing where these homeowners are allowed to sell their excess energy back to the power company under what are called net metering laws. Derudover er der 35 stater på det tidspunkt dette skrives, hvor disse husejere får lov til at sælge deres overskydende energi tilbage til elværkets under de såkaldte netto måling love. The rates that they are being paid by the local power companies for this energy are standard retail ratesin other words, the homeowners are actually profiting from their own energy production. De priser, de bliver betalt af den lokale elselskaber for denne energi er standard detailhandel ratesin andre ord, er de boligejere, der faktisk drage fordel af deres egen energiproduktion.

Some federal lawmakers are pushing to get the federal government to mandate these tax breaks and other wind power incentives in all 50 states. Nogle føderale lovgivere presser på for at få den føderale regering til at mandatet disse skattelettelser og andre vindkraft incitamenter i alle 50 stater. Japan and Germany already have national incentive programs in place. Japan og Tyskland allerede har nationale incitamentsprogrammer på plads. However, A lot of this is handled regionally by state law. Der er imidlertid Et parti af denne håndteres regionalt af staten. There wouldn't really be a role for the federal government, the Energy Department's Craig Stevens says. Der ville ikke rigtig være en rolle for den føderale regering, Energy Department's Craig Stevens siger. And as might be imagined, there are power companies who feel that it's unfair that they should have to pay retail rates to private individuals. Og som man måske tror, der er elselskaberne, der føler, at det er uretfærdigt, at de skal betale bankrenter til privatpersoner. We should [only have to] pay you the wholesale rate for … your electricity, according to Bruce Bowen, Pacific Gas & Electric's director of regulatory policy. Vi skal [kun skulle] udbetale dig engrostaksten for ... din el, ifølge Bruce Bowen, Pacific Gas & Electric's direktør af regulerende politik. However, the companies seem to be more worried about losing short term profits than about the benefits, especially in the long run, of the increased use of wind turbines or wind farms. Men virksomhederne synes at være mere bekymrede for at miste kortsigtede profithensyn end om de fordele, især i det lange løb, af den øgede anvendelse af vindmøller eller vindmølleparker. Head of the Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies of California V. John White points out, It's quality power that strengthens the grid. Leder af Center for energieffektivitet og vedvarende teknologier of California V. John White påpeger, It's kvalitet magt, styrker nettet.