VOICED: Harnessing the wind in your backyard

Guy Baird's wind turbine project highlights the simplicity and financial viability of small-scale wind energy. With a 12-meter turbine, he bypassed planning permission and invested €23,000, expecting to recoup costs within a decade. Tax credits reduce this to €15,000, and the turbine can supply 90% of his daily electricity needs. Excess energy is sold back to the National Grid. Despite a solar energy bias, wind energy remains attractive, with 160 private turbine owners registered to sell electricity. New laws may equalize benefits for all renewable energy producers.

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