Wednesday, 22 May 2013

Pros and cons of a wind energy plant

There is no denying of the fact that the use of wind energy plant has given us a new medium of generating the electricity. On top of that, the electricity produced is clean and does not cause any pollution as well. But, like any other product, wind energy plant too has both pros and cons. Let me discuss the pros of wind energy plant firstly, then I will discuss about its cons:

Pros of wind energy plant

1.It has reduced or even eliminated, in some cases, the cost involved with the generation of electricity.

2.Earlier, we used to be dependent on the power agencies for generation of electricity, but the use of wind energy plant has eliminated this dependency too.

3.It is environment friendly because it does not enhance the pollution level in environment.

4.The installation cost of wind energy plant is also very nominal. One just need to some fundamental steps for constructing the wind energy plant and then can start and end with it easily.

5.On top of that, after installation, the maintenance as well as operational cost of a wind energy plant is also very low.

Having said so much about the pros of a wind energy plant now let me discuss about some of its cons which everyone should be aware of:

1.The major disadvantage of a wind energy plant is that it is weather dependent. In other words, it can be said that it will be operated only in the presence of wind. No wind, no electricity will be produced from the wind energy plant.

2.The rules for operating a wind energy plant is different in each zone, hence one must be aware about them.

3.Though, installing wind energy plant and producing small amount of energy is nominal, but generating electricity in large amount can be costly. Hence, one must keep an eye on the cost factor as well.

The use of storing the electricity generated by a windmill is often considered as the solution for inconsistent wind. I would also suggest that one can combine it with the hybrid system that uses the solar panels and also has an access to power grid will ensure the continuous generation of electricity.


At the time of installing a wind energy plant, one should be aware about its pros as well as cons mentioned above by me.

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