Wondering whether your back yard or office park can accommodate a wind turbine? Now there’s an app for that. Mariah Power, developer and marketer of the Windspire wind turbine for consumers and businesses, today announced the availability of the “Windspire Me” iPhone app. Intended to get people excited about wind as an alternative energy source, Windspire Me lets users measure wind speed in their home yards or outdoor office spaces simply by pointing their iPhones skyward. Windspire Me is available for free download at http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/windspire-me/id340991114?mt=8.

With news about the benefits of wind power blowing in from everywhere, consumers and business owners are wondering if wind power could be a solution for their homes and businesses. Windspire Me helps by expressing local wind speed data in terms of the home and office appliances it could power, and the amount of carbon dioxide that could be eliminated from the environment by the use of that wind as an energy source. For example, a wind average of 12 mph could power a refrigerator and freezer for a year, while removing more than 1650lbs of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Windspire Me users can also share wind speeds with friends and other users around the globe.

For more information, visit www.mariahpower.com.