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Wind energy is considered by many as emerging technology, the truth of the matter is we have been using wind power for many hundreds of years to grind our corn and even for milking our cattle. With the dawn of the industrial revolution the use of wind power machinery fell by the wayside while the steam and eventually electricity grew in popularity. Recent environmental concerns have made way for the return of wind power, and in its wake came a host of myths, mistruths and misunderstandings of. This article aims to dispel some common myths of wind power. Wind turbines are only efficient at high windsThis is a common misconception regarding wind turbines. The more wind there is clearly more electricity that each turbine generates wind, but even in a wind turbine large commercial light breeze and residential wind turbines will generate a smaller amount of electricity acceptable. As the wind speed changes, the angle of the turbine blades will be adjusted accordingly to achieve maximum efficiency, regardless of wind speed. The planners of the wind farm have to adhere to strict guidelines to protect residential areas close to the emission of noise. Wind farms are not cost effective. Twenty to thirty years ago, the technology of wind farms and wind turbines was a victim of trial and error to some extent. It’s important not to confuse older, more noisy and more expensive turbines with their modern counterparts. In the 1980 ‘early; s over 5000 wind turbines were put in place in the passage of Tehachapi in California. Currently, wind farms are smaller, larger wind turbines have proved not only more profitable but more attractive to the eye then the early wind farms which dotted the landscape with hundreds of smaller wind turbines. A small residential wind turbine will reduce an average bill around 20-35%. Or to put it another way, a residential wind turbine will save around half a tonne of CO2 each year. Those who argue that wind turbines kill a lot of birds should also consider each year as a result of flying into tall buildings or hit by cars, trains, trucks and buses a lot of birds die. It is an unfortunate fact that the human impact on the environment takes its toll on wildlife to some extent, but the wind farms do not pose any significant threat to birds or any other form of wildlife.