average wind speeds of about between 5 and 8 meters per second and greater although it may comprise a standard utility grid load 18 preferably comprises a community or village which is remote from a utility grid and most preferably also remote or isolated from a fossil fuel supply such loads typically have peak electricity demand in the range from about 250 kw to about 3 mw with most villages requiring 1 mw of peak electrical power designing systems 10 for such villages requires analysis of average wind speeds in addition to average power requirements further correlation of peak demand to wind speed fluctuation must also be undertaken to determine whether wind speed is more likely to be above or below average during periods more likely to have extremely hot or cold weather since demand is likely to be the greatest at these times it is understood that in some systems 10 in which periods of little or no wind are frequent or in which low wind speeds are likely during peak demand periods or simply as a precaution against periods of either extremely high demand or extremely low generation a back up fossil fuel generator not shown may be used collector 12 may be a windmill 24 a propeller a turbine or other mechanical device which preferably converts linear wind speed into rotational energy it is understood however that other types of wind energy collectors may also be used windmill 24 as well as a propeller or turbine if used includes blades 26 mounted to a hub 28 the blades are mounted at a pitch to oncoming wind so as to rotate.