The article is devoted to the prospects for the development of renewable energy sources, in particular wind energy, in rural areas of the Rostov region (Russia). The analysis of the state program of the Russian Federation "Integrated Development of Rural Territories" was carried out. The primary measures that contribute to the implementation of directions for the development and improvement of the reliability of power supply through the use of wind energy are considered. The aim and objectives of the study are to create a classification and develop a methodology for selecting design solutions of wind turbines in low-rise residential construction, to develop criteria for evaluating the choice of renewable energy source (RES) technologies, to conduct a multi-criteria analysis of different types of wind turbine designs and to select the most optimal type of wind turbine design by applying multi-criteria analysis methods for selecting optimal wind turbine designs. The possibility of applying the method of multi-criteria analysis for the choice of design solutions for WPPs is substantiated. The assessment of the Rostov region territory and its priority for the placement of wind farms was demonstrated. The classification of wind turbines has been carried out. Design solutions for wing generator are presented. A technique for choosing optimality criteria is formulated. The results of studies by different scientists are summarized and compared with the proposed methods To select the optimal design of the wind turbine, a multi-criteria decision analysis was applied. Methodology for selecting wind energy generation technology elaborated in the course of research by applying multi-criteria analysis, allows us determining with the highest accuracy the most efficient and economically viable design of the wind power plant.