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.虽然便宜得多最初进入本地的电力公司的电网上钩比是建立风力涡轮机和钩到，从长远来看;利用1的energy的wind needswhile也变得更加独立的一个省钱。 Not receiving an electric bill while enjoying the advantages of the modern electrically-driven lifestyle is a wondrous feeling.不接受一个电费，同时享受现代电动生活方式的优势是一个奇妙的感觉。

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.电费和燃料的法案正在上升steadilybut能源的风力涡轮机的成本是零，以及安装和涡轮机挂接了一个稳步回落的成本是随着需求上升和更多的商业成功是实现了各公司生产的涡轮机和技术研究使他们更加有效。 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.此外，人们正在远离传统的电网和独立的愿望，包括更大的个人原因化石燃料，远程或生活的愿望，而不必去原始rurally，如石油领域或恐怖袭击fears政治问题电网，或对环境的关注。 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.同样，从这个动机的传统能源来源，这点是相同的一个使人们对寻求的是为他们的能源风力电源，让从风力涡轮production and maintenance，which drives为他们降低成本，更多的商业机会，以profit消费者。 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.在将近30分写这篇文章时态，购房者继续留在格但谁仍然选择使用风能（或其他替代形式）是回扣或州政府从一些最终会多达paying的税收优惠50％的绿色能源系统的总的成本。 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.此外，还有35个在这个地方这些业主被允许出售，在什么是所谓的净计量法律所多余的能量回电力公司编写时状态。 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.事实上，他们正在对这种能源当地电力公司支付的利率标准零售ratesin从自己的能源生产换言之，房主实际获利。

Some federal lawmakers are pushing to get the federal government to mandate these tax breaks and other wind power incentives in all 50 states.一些联邦国会议员正在推动获得联邦政府授权这些减税和其他风力在50个州的权力诱因。 Japan and Germany already have national incentive programs in place.日本和德国已经在制订国家激励计划。 However, A lot of this is handled regionally by state law.然而，这件事情是由国家法律处理的区域。 There wouldn't really be a role for the federal government, the Energy Department's Craig Stevens says.这样便不会真正成为联邦政府的作用，能源部的克雷格史蒂文斯说。 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.而作为可能是想像的，有电力公司谁觉得不公平，他们应该要付的零售市场上的私有个人。 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.我们应[只需]付你...你的电力批发价格，按鲍文，太平洋天然气和电气公司的监管政策主任。 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.然而，两家公司似乎更担心失去比短期的好处利润担心，特别是在长远而言，风涡轮机或增加使用风力发电场。 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.在能源效率和可再生加州五约翰怀特技术中心负责人指出，它的品质力量，加强电网。