State and federal governments are encouraging property owners to give windmill a whirl. Backyard windmills are sprouting across New Jersey. The lure: cheap electricity. State and federal governments ...

SOUTH SIOUX CITY | Four years ago, Randy Schlickbernd paid $12,000 for a three-story wind turbine for a corner of his E Street backyard. Since then, his power bills have dropped about $100 a month. "I ...

First, it's chickens in the backyard. Now it's rain barrels under the downspouts. Next it will be windmills in the backyard to recharge the batteries in our electric automobiles. Give us a break. The ...

MADERA, Calif. (KFSN) -- Working in the yard is a weekend chore for many of us. But for one Madera County man, it's a labor of love to keep things happening in his yard. You never know what you might ...

A Monkton family is free to build the area?s first backyard windmill, Baltimore County?s zoning commissioner has ruled in a precedent-setting opinion he said he hopes will “forge new ground” in ...

OCEANSIDE — A Rancho Del Oro couple want to build Oceanside’sfirst suburban windmill in their backyard. For months, Keith and Margie Tannler, two environmentallyconscious retirees, have been trying to ...

The Hamptons loves windmills. There are multiple windmills scattered across the East End—as well as Windmill Lanes, appropriately named after their landmarks. Robert Downey, Jr. even purchased one of ...

NORCO, Calif (KABC) -- It took Dutch immigrants Theo and Jeanne Zoetemelk about four years to get the permits, but they have finally built a 40-foot windmill at their ...

People could soon generate their own wind energy with a new type of domestic windmill that plugs straight into the grid. The windmill, which is still at the prototype stage, differs from others ...

Imagine being able to produce all the power you need, in your own backyard. April 20, 2007— -- On Thursday, Joe Guasti hailed his 100th windmill. His construction company in Oak Hills, Calif., ...