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experience with
alternative energy
projects at your home?
What worked and what
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tricity. Do you live on a ridge or hilltop where there is a constant breeze? Do regulations allow you to erect a 30-foot or higher tower for your windmill? Is there a body of water, river or stream on your property? Is there a place on your roof or yard where the sun shines most of the day? If so, you may be able to generate your own electricity. Backwoods Solar.com has an excellent tutorial in the front of their online catalog that goes into greater detail on each system.
What if you don’t meet these criteria? There may be other ways of generating electricity by running a generator on alternative fuels that you produce yourself, such as methane, ethanol, waste vegetable oil and the like. Again, before you spend a dime, listen to the Carolina Wren: “Do research, do research, do research!”
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What do you really need? Don’t use alternative energy primarily to maintain a lifestyle. If you can operate your video games or computer blogs with it, fine, but just make sure you’ve got the basics covered - water, heat and refrigeration. Keep your wood stove and hand pump as a back-up. Everything else is a luxury. What about the Amish, for example, who have never been on the grid? They can’t shop online, blow dry their hair or watch “American Idol,”
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