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HomeMadeEnergy.org Homemade energy

Sunday, February 15th, 2009

HomeMadeEnergy.org will decrease electric bills by 80% . Therfore it will save you thousands of dollars a year to power your home. Secondly, you can do this without buying any expensive equipment.

The step by step instruction guide includes diagrams, and is written for the layman. The instruction guide includes geographical information that will help you determine if solar or wind power would be best at your particular location. There is not any other parts or products to buy. You pick up the items needed to build the solar system or wind system at any hardware store.

Instead of selling you a solar or wind power generator, HomeMadeEnergy.org teaches you how to make your own. Essentially, they are cutting the retailer and the middle man out of the process by selling ”how to” technology. So, instead of paying thousands of dollars for ready made products, you can make your own, for under $200.00

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HomeMadeEnergy.org is providing an easy to use manual on how to build your own wind and solar power system. Unlike other companies, who sell you a manual that can only be used with additional supplies bought from them, the HomeMadeEnergy.Org can be used building supplies from any vendor.

The cost of powering a home with electricity can be reduced or eliminated with alternative power sources like- wind and solar. But, solar panels and wind turbines are expensive. Building your own system is a much cheaper alternative for people wanting to convert, or just use it as an energy supplement.

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Will Wind Power Work For Your Home

Sunday, February 15th, 2009
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This article focuses on planning and installing a residential home wind power generation system, not as much on how a wind energy system works.

Wind power generation, an alternative and renewable energy source, has seen a dramatic increase in the last few years. Technological advances make it more and more feasible to install wind power generators for individual homes. The newer systems are more efficient and quieter.

Not every geographical location however, is suited for installing a wind power generator. A consistent wind, with average speeds of approximately 11 miles per hour is required to make a wind energy system feasible. Lower wind speeds can be suitable for battery charging and water pumping in your remote weekend cottage.

Wind availability maps are published by the US National Renewable Energy Lab. You can get a general idea from these maps if you are living in a state and county with sufficiently high winds.

Once you confirm this, you will need to also check if your exact location experiences the required, consistent average wind speeds. If your home, your property is located on the side of a hill, your sheltered location might not provide the required wind speeds. Maybe you can install the wind turbine high enough, to just extend it over the ridge. You will then possibly be able to pick up sufficient wind.

Local wind maps, can also be found at the National Renewable Energy Lab. These maps howver, are not very easy to read and understand. Fortunately though, you can simply contact a wind power manufacturer, such as those listed in the American Wind Energy Association website. They can tell you if it is feasible to install a wind power generator for your home.

At this point, just get some general information about the feasibility of installing a wind power system for your home. You have some more checking to do, before you spend a lot of your and the manufacturer’s time on details.

Next step is to check the local codes and requirements. Your town might have some bylaws, or if you live in a subdivision, there might be restrictions in place, that will not allow you to install a wind power generator for your home. Don’t let that deter you! Get a petition going in your town or city to change the bylaws.

Talk to the neighbor hood association. Who knows, maybe the whole subdivision will end up supporting a wind power generator for all the homes!

Don’t forget to also talk to your neighbors. Unfortunately, some people still believe that all wind energy generators are noisy and kill birds. Inform the neighbors as you investigate and learn more.

Once you know that no local laws, regulations, neighbors or neighbor hood associations will stop you, it is time to talk to the manufacturers again.

I recommend talking to at least two different wind power manufacturers with different types of rotors, such as horizontal propeller blades, or vertical ‘egg beater’ blades. Each of these has advantages and disadvantages. You want to make sure that the type of system you end up installing is the best for your particular application.

Ask the manufacturer a lot of questions, such as:

- How much clearance is required around the tower and rotor blades?

- How tall will the wind tower be?

- What are the noise emissions? Do they have certified sound data?

- How many installations have they done? Can you go see one?

- What output can you expect from their system?

- What is the installed cost per kilowatt-hour?

- What kind of warranties do they provide?

- What will they need from you to do to make it happen? (besides money)

- Will they apply for the required permits?

- Will they make the connection to the electric grid?

- Will you have to hire a general contractor?

Compare all the answers between the different models and manufacturers and then you can make an educated decision.

A handful of States provide some incentives for installing small wind power systems. Check with your state and local governments. Another option could be to get a reduced-rate mortgage for adding the wind power system. Check with your mortgage company or mortgage broker.

If you find after doing all this research, that wind power is not the solution for you, then maybe a solar photovoltaic system is your solution.

I do hope that you will be able to install either a solar energy system or a wind power generator for your home.

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Grass Roots (and EASY) Energy Independence?

Saturday, February 14th, 2009

Wind Turbine kw?

The old adage warns, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Fortunately, as with anything, there are exceptions that prove the rule.

HomeMadeEnergy’s at home renewable power guide is one such example.

Many of us would love to drop off the grid – for the sake of our pocket books and for the sake of the planet. However most of us are not ready to adopt the lifestyle this used to entail – forsaking air conditioning, televisions, coffee makers, computers – items upon which we have become dependent.

Electronic conveniences are inextricably intertwined with modern life and while increasing their efficiency is one way we can minimize our impact on the planet, it does not eliminate our need for power.

Fortunately alternative power sources are not as inaccessible as you might think and can easily be assembled and installed for home use. The materials are not prohibitively expensive and the initial cost will quickly be offset by the reduction in your electricity bill.
HomeMadeEnergy’s at home renewable power guide provides information to help you choose whether solar or wind (or both) is the best for your location, as well as step by step instructions detailing which materials are required and how to set them up to meet your electricity needs. The guide even includes tips for negotiating better pricing on the requisite components at your local hardware store.

Using readily available items and easy to follow instructions, switching to home made energy from solar panels and wind turbines becomes a fun and rewarding project. The solar panels are even portable, making them perfect for camping and travel needs. The solar panels and wind turbines create enough kilowatts (Wind Turbine kw ) to power virtually any household item.

With a bit of ingenuity, the power company will be paying you at the end of the month!

Like any true grass roots solution, HomeMadeEnergy’s at home renewable power guide puts the information required to make a difference in your hands. Guaranteed to be achievable with any level of technical ability, implementable in virtually any location or environment, all with common items available at most hardware stores, this has the potential to revolutionize power production.

Our hesitance to believe that there can be an easy (green) solution to our insatiable energy needs and the consequences of its production leads us to passively wait for others to provide the solution. When problems seem too big to tackle at the individual level, we tend to despair and do nothing. But time and again we are disappointed with government and industry’s inability to act in all of our long term interest.

With the HomeMadeEnergy’s at home renewable power guide individuals are empowered to take control of their own energy requirements and meet them on their own terms – homemade energy from readily available wind and solar power.

In this case although it sounds too good (and easy) to be true that you can become energy self-sufficient and maintain your lifestyle, it is not. It is simple and rewarding and possible with HomeMadeEnergy’s at home renewable power guide.

(For those of you still wary, there’s a 60 day, no qualifications, money back guarantee.)

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Output Of A Wind Turbine kw

Friday, February 13th, 2009

Wind power consumes no fuel, and doesn’t exhaust any resources. Since wind is a constant and continual force on Earth, electricity can be generated at virtually no cost to the environment. The average wind farm will “pay back” the energy used to manufacture the turbines in a span of only five months. Smaller, household turbines can pay-back the manufacturing energy cost in less than one month, with the potential to re-pay the initial financial cost within the first year.

With the right tools and equipment, it is even possible to build your own wind turbine, greatly reducing the start-up cost to only $250, allowing you to almost completely pay-back the initial investment within the first month. Generating your own home made energy will reduce your carbon footprint and save you money every year.
Although wind Turbines placed on a building will not replace the need for non-renewable electricity anytime soon, and they won’t take the place of coal power alone, they can greatly supplement your energy needs, especially when used in conjunction with other renewable energy sources. An efficient residential wind generator can produce 1,200 kilowatts of electricity every month, decreasing the average power bill by up to 80%.

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The Power Output Of A Wind Turbine kw

Friday, February 13th, 2009

Wind systems usually require more maintenance than other homemade energy devices, like solar-electric or hydro-electric systems, but with minimal time they can be productive sources of renewable energy. On a simple scale, a wind generator uses rotating blades to harvest the wind’s kinetic energy and convert it into electricity. One-blade wind turbines are the most efficient, but they lack the balance of multi-bladed generators, so the most common house-hold wind turbine should have three blades-a compromise between efficiency and balance.

Wind power constitutes less than 1% of all electricity that is consumed. Although it isn’t practical to completely replace coal power with a wind generator, a small turbine can help off-set the cost of electricity needed to power the average American home.
The electricity output of wind turbines is harder to calculate than that of solar power, since it is dependent on wind speed. Small increases in wind speed can largely increase the power output of a generator; in fact, a 10% increase in wind speed is enough to improve power output by 33%. Since higher speeds generate more electricity, the output of a wind generator will come in short burst, rather than a continual, predictable stream of electricity.

In a New Mexico study, it was found that half of the energy that was available from wind was obtained in only 15% of the operating time. The output of a wind generator is dependent on both the size of the generator and the speed of the wind. Since homes typically use about 800 kilowatts of power every month, a wind turbine kW of 5-10 kilowatts is enough to produce homemade energy for the average household. The minimum wind speed required to benefit from a wind generator is 10 mph, but as wind speed increases, the output of the generator also increases.

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Homemade Energy or Earth4Energy

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

Warning: Do not waste your money
on any D.I.Y. home energy guides
until you read this message!

When we searched for solar or wind power kits on the Internet, we discovered that there were numerous D.I.Y. home energy “kits” available online. We decided to purchase and review different guides, both for our own personal use and for the use of our friends and neighbors. We have compiled our findings here, to share with you, the general public. We tried as many of the guides as we could find, especially those that offered a 100% guarantee. We figured that if what they had to tell us did not work, then we would just get our money back!

We set our review criteria based on what mattered to us the most: how easy it was to use the guide, quality and price of the materials, overall reduction in energy consumption and related costs, and how quickly we could complete the projects.

Out of 14 different do-it-yourself home energy guides, three met our criteria, while one seemed to stand out above and beyond all the rest. These three showed us a measurable amount of energy savings, 50% or more. They were easy to install, with simple instructions and simple tool use such as hand-held screw drivers. The price to set these up were less than $200, with the largest portion of the cost from the purchase of necessary materials.

Here are the three products that we recommend, but please don’t take our word for it. Try it for yourself, and if you are not pleased, they will give you back your money! If you are thinking about trying out one of these guides, we advise you to set aside a day or two (such as the weekend) to purchase the materials and put the projects together.

#1 Homemade Energy

Among 14 different home energy guides, Home Made Energy was the easiest to follow, easiest to comprehend, and provided the best energy savings overall.

The guide assumes that you know nothing at all about solar or wind power generators. It takes you by the hand, providing a step-by-step fully illustrated instructions manual that can easily be used as a fun family weekend project!

The materials are cheap and readily available. It is geared towards the novice homeowner who wants to save money on average electric bills.


Click Here to Access HomeMade Energy


#2 Earth4Energy

Our second best choice also teaches you how to use solar or wind power or both. The guide has lots of case studies which shows how real people, like you and me, used their guide and had great success with it.
Over all, it does teach you the same techniques as HomeMade energy as far as solar and wind power creation, but the directions were harder to follow.
The price was comparable between the two, so the main difference has to do with the fact that we were able to follow the Homemade energy guide much easier than the Hearth4energy one.

Click Here to Access Earth4Energy

#3 Home Made Power-Plant

This guide was also easy to follow, although it tends to lean more towards making your own biodiesel to heat your home. It also includes numerous tips and techniques for conserving home energy.

Over all, it does teach you the same techniques as HomeMade Energy as far as solar and wind power creation, but the directions were harder to follow.

The price was comparable between the two, so the main difference has to do with the fact that we were able to follow the HomeMade Energy guide much easier than the Home Made Power-Plant one.

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HomeMade Energy Review

Saturday, February 7th, 2009

Whether you are a smart home owner or a conscientious environmentalist, this product promises to be a blessing.  HomeMade Energy provides you solutions to slash your electric bill by over 80% or even do away with it completely.
Most people think that reigning in natural resources for energy would cost a lot and as such, are only affordable by large corporations, or done mainly on an industrial scale. And, in most cases this is true.
Products that have been made by a few companies to help create wind or solar power for homes are exorbitantly priced at thousands of dollars, even without installation charges.
This is where www.homemadeenergy.org strikes a different chord as it tells you the perfect way to generate your own solar or wind power merely at a cost of $200 or maybe less, which is a negligible sum when compared to the loads of money you will be saving year after year.
HomeMade Energy tells you how you can select between solar-based or wind-based types of electricity generators or maybe build both.

The guide gives you precise directions on the best kind of home made energy you can create, based on where you live and the kind of house you live in. It does not take much time, you don’t have to put in too much effort, and the parts required for the project are all available easily at any local hardware store. With the instructions from www.homemadeenergy.org, it is an easy and fun project like making your own furniture from an Ikea package, much like a weekend activity with your family that all of you can look forward to.
If you had already been aware of renewable sources of energy, then you would possibly have known that a solar panel would cost you more than $2000 if you were to purchase it. With the HomeMade Energy guide, you can create a solar panel within $200 and a power-producing wind mill within $100. Further negotiation with your hardware guy can bring down even this cost.
Your solar panel, which you can easily build in a few hours, can provide power to any gadget at home, like your fridge, computer, television sets, lights, washing machine. Also, this is so handy, that you can carry it with you on camps or picnics. Only one of these can help save a huge chunk of electricity, and with a few, you can totally eliminate your electricity bill.
What’s best is that with the power to create your own power, you can become truly independent of the grid. Maybe you can even get the electric company to pay you, when you stay hooked on the grid, and your meter runs backwards.
If you live in an apartment, you can work the windmill from your balcony. If you live in rainy England, the solar panel will still work fine even with the amount of sunlight it will get.
HomeMade Energy is the secret key which lets you save hundreds a month, thousands a year, for the rest of your life.

As you will get off the grid completely, rising energy prices will not touch you, and at the same time, you will be pleased with the knowledge that you are doing your bit to save the future of the world you live in.

If you are persistent enough and lucky too, you might be able to convert more of your friends and family and others to the concept of home made energy and make them be a part of the solution to a better Earth. Whatever be the case, HomeMade Energy is just the right choice for you, which is easy on your pocket, simple to follow, lots of fun to do, and at bottom, a wise, conscious decision.


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