Typical Applications

Depending on your wind resource, a small wind energy system can provide power for any number of applications, as seen in the table below.

	Small Wind Turbine Category
	Battery Charging & Light Seasonal Loads	Residential & Heavy Seasonal Loads	Commercial, Institutional, Farms, and Remote Communities
Typical Power Rating	0-1000 W (0-1 kW)	1-30 kW	30-300 kW
Typical Grid Connectivity	Mostly off-grid, some on-grid*	Mostly On-grid*, Some Off-grid	On-grid*, Isolated-grid, or Off-grid
Typical Applications	Mobile uses (sailboats, recreational vehicles, etc.) Seasonal applications (small cottages, hunting lodges, etc.) Rural & 'urban perimeter' residential homes (small loads) Specialty power sources (radar and telecomm devices, measurement instruments, cathodic protection, remote weather stations, etc.) Commercial parks & camps Electric fencing	Off-grid rural houses with large lot sizes (usually >1 acre) On-grid rural houses with large lot sizes (usually >1 acre) where DC appliances are driven by wind turbine/batteries or where some electricity is stored on the grid through Net Metering Larger cottages or hunting lodges with significant share of electricity from wind	On-grid or isolated-grid large farms Off-grid small farms where small wind complements a diesel generator set and/or solar photovoltaics On- or off-grid commercial or institutional buildings Isolated-grid communities where wind is complemented by diesel generators and/or other sources
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