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I've looked into it for exactly this reason. 1 kW at night would go a long, long way for me. It doesn't work.
If you're lucky, a small turbine might be able to charge your phone. Maybe. Intermittently.
The turbines scale exponentially with blade size, not linearly. And none of it works well at suburb/city height. You need this things 100ft in the air with large blades.
At that point you might as well get a real one and power your neighborhood. Those things really don't scale down effectively.
Here is a handy guide: https://ecowised.com/best-home-wind-turbines-for-residential-use-top-models-costs-what-to-look-for/
Edit: Here's one from Europe: https://energysavingtrust.org.uk/advice/wind-turbines/