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A stand-alone, off-grid, wind-powered system consists of a wind generator or turbine mounted on a tower/pole, a bank of deep-cycle gel or carbon-fiber-type batteries, and an inverter. The wind blows over the blades, causing them to rotate; the prop spins on a horizontal axis, turning a shaft; the shaft turns inside the generator; and the generator converts the turning motion into electricity. The resultant electricity is stored in the batteries and then passes through an inverter and into the house as standard AC power. This is the perfect option—perhaps the only option—when you want to provide electric lighting for an isolated property. Another option is to leave out the batteries and use the electricity directly to power an immersion water-heating system (but, of course, this will not give you lighting).