Home Energy Face-Off: Solar Panels vs. Wind Turbines – And the Surprising Third Option Experts Recommend
Key Facts Efficiency per Dollar Spent On a per-dollar basis, rooftop solar today almost always beats small wind for homes. DOE cost models peg utility rooftop PV around $2.7–3.2/W installed energy.gov, whereas small wind averages over $5/W windexchange.energy.gov (and often much higher
