Perks+and+Downsides


 * - Vices and Virtues of Wind - **

**The positives...**  - Clean, non-polluting source of energy - Uses renewable resources - Energy and tax pay offs
 * Zero waste is produced from the wind generators. Only result is the creation of energy
 * Current energies use fossil fuels and other natural resources that take years to replace. Wind is always available and doesn't cost anything to create.
 * If enough wind is collected to supply yourself and more, energy companies are required to pay back the difference. Also, if more of the energy you use is created yourself, the less money paid in energy utilities
 * In the long run, the wind generator will pay itself off. [|Here] is a link where the economic side of wind is further explained. (Browse the toolboxes)

**The negatives...**

- Noisy operation
 * As the rotors and blades are turned by the wind, massive amounts of equipment are being moved as well as air. All this movement makes increased noise.
 * The noise could bother the surrounding community as well as neighbors.



- Avian deaths
 * When the blades of the generator are turning, avian animals, such as birds and bats, don't see the blades therefore leading them to fly into the rotors. This may cause problems in the long run with increased avian deaths, but technology is working on fixing these killings.