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Discover how to install and maintain a wind turbine

Installing a wind turbine

  • Decide if installing a wind-powered turbine to generate your own electricity is the right option for you
  • Which? explores the pros and cons of wind power - and reveals the results of our home wind turbine test
  • All you need to know about installing a domestic wind turbine, from planning permission to cost
  • Information on UK offshore and onshore wind farms

What's in this guide

Why use wind power?

Explore the pros and cons of wind power and turbines for you and the natural habitat.

Wind farms

Onshore and offshore wind farms explained - and how the future looks for wind technology in the UK.

Home wind turbines

What you need to know before buying a home wind turbine - including planning, cost and installation.

Which? wind turbine test

We set up a Windsave wind turbine to see how well it worked - our test results are revealed here.