Homemade wind generator questions?

I have some things I was wondering about making a homemade wind generator. I pulled an alternator out of Ford Taurus. I was thinking about overhauling it to be a more efficient generator. If I overhaul it and it works, can I buy a inverter and pump the AC voltage into my electric meter? It will not produce enough power for my needs but if I do this would it not lower my electric bill at least a little bit as I would be selling back some power? Also do you need to have a special electric meter installed to do something like this?

Well, you do need permission from your power company, and they will install a special power meter and a special inverter, and ask for a lot of money upfront. Now in California, PG&E started installing these special electric meters that can be read with a wireless connection for free. I don't know about your state though.

But to answer your question about making a homemade wind generator, yes, it is possible. Also, the power company doesn't pay you, they reduce your power bill. Worse, the don't reduce your power bill at the market rate for electricity. They give you a lot less of a credit than what they buy electricity from other sources. I don't think it's fair but it's the way they do it right now.

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