OKLAHOMA CITY -- When the turbine started going up Tuesday morning, Amy Wilson let out a squeal of delight. The Oklahoma City resident is going green, and hoping to save some green by placing a hybrid wind and solar power system at her house. Wilson says, "I've always been interested in the environment and to me this is just being part of the future."

The turbine is 60 feet tall and weighs more than 3,000 pounds. The system costs between $15,000 and $25,000 depending on the model.

Wilson says, "I hope to see three fourths of my electric bill go away, so that's certainly and incentive. But mostly it's the right thing to do."

It took almost a year to get the permits in place, set the foundations, and for the weather to be just right for installation. The company Wilson went with is new and local. Earth-Tech Energy Solutions is based in Shawnee.

Tammy Burgard and her husband own the company and say it takes at least a half-acre of land to put the system in.

Burgard says, "The city permit requirements are that if the turbine were to fall, it would have to be on your property so it would be 60 feet either direction."

The benefits come when the blades start turning. Burgard says, "It will pay for itself in full in about seven years. You are able to pull energy from the utility company when you need power. When you've got wind or sun it spins your meter backwards. It puts your power back into the utility company and the utility company pays you."

Wilson says her neighbors don't mind the new look to their skyline.

She says, "I think in Oklahoma we've put up with those ugly black oil wells for so long. This is like a soaring graceful thing in comparison." She's planning on adding the solar panels to her power plan sometime next year.

For more information on Earth-Tech Energy Solutions visit earthtechenergysystems.com