Yes i would pay more for the right technologies, as mentioned above wind turbines are a pile off s**t, for location reasons and the % of time that they actually produce power. Much like full size wind turbines across the country, expensive, unreliable and NOT environmetally friendly despite what the government tells us.
Solar panels, rainwater collection and use for non human consumption activites.
Clever design of house such as thinking about the sunny elevation and how to harness that energy, where to have large windows and where not to etc.