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How To Build A Homemade Windmill

jdrohn74 — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 03:04:22 +0000

I just found a pretty cool site on how to build a homemade windmill! I’ve thought about building one for a while now but haven’t really been able to put the time into it.

Earth4Energy has a pretty good section on homemade windmills but I’ve yet to find a place that I could really put one. The electricity and wiring wouldn’t be a problem, or so I’d think. It would just be difficult to put in in a location that gets enough wind to justify it.

Then again, I live in northern Pennsylvania and we get snow for about 5 months out of the year – so wind power might be a better alternative than solar anyway!

Anyway, check out homemade windmill if you’re interested! The site has lots of good tips and tricks!

Earth4Energy – The Scary Truth

jdrohn74 — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 03:11:36 +0000

Are you prepared to cut your energy bill in half? By 90%? If you answered yes, I want to tell you about Earth4Energy.

Tell me, exactly how much would you give to lower your energy bill by significant margins? Especially when it helps save the environment? There are literally, hundreds of how-tos and DIY energy products online – how do you know whether their legit or not?

Now normally, I am quite skeptical about stuff like this. In fact, I didn’t purchase Earth4Energy the first (or even the second time) I saw the page. It wasn’t until about the 5th time that finally convinced me. And what it was? A new house. I kept envisioning ways I could set up solar panels and everything else… Plus a lower electric bill every month would be awesome!

Earth4Energy – Was It Difficult To Set It Up?

Normally, stuff like this is extremely difficult to set up. Either the author is forgetting to mention a website or a online store that they get their stuff from, or they don’t mention some important technique. I didn’t have the problem with Earth4Energy.

The nice thing about the way it’s written is it’s straightforwardness. It tells you exactly where to get solar panel materials, how to set them up, how to wire them into your existing electrical system and so on.

Earth4Energy Windmill Kit

The reason I am bringing this point out, the Earth4Energy windmill kit, is because the sales letter itself doesn’t do it justice. I have a pretty windy carport, for whatever reason. The wind is always howling through there even though we live smack dab in the middle of the city.

Well, aside from the solar panels on top of the roof of my shed (with batteries inside), I set up a windmill at the backside of the carport. The wind that goes through there spins the mill and saves me money on my electricity bill!

Earth4Energy – Is It Enough To Stop Paying Your Electric Bill?

Let me put it this way, Earth4Energy has taken my normal, balanced budget electric bills from $101 a month to $12. Meaning, I save $90 a month using solar and wind and I have NEVER had a problem with power cutting out or anything. The backup system that Earth4Energy details in their PDF is awesome and SOOO worth it.

Earth4Energy Review – The Verdict

Listen, Earth4Energy is going to save you a lot of money every month. For me, the stuff in the book saved me about $1400 over the last year. And I’ll tell you, it couldn’t have come at a better time because I was laid off for most of it!

If you’re in the slightest bit interested in reducing your energy costs by using solar or wind, Earth4Energy is the way to go. Hands down. If you’d rather keep watching your electric bills go up and up, even with the new Federal regulations allowing electric companies to charge MORE, be my guest! I wouldn’t advise it though. Save yourself the trouble and check out Earth4Energy.com.

BEST PRACTICES: Green technologies are booming trend

jdrohn74 — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:34:29 +0000

Investing in green technologies is a booming trend this year. The recent federal stimulus package has injected $8 billion in loans for renewable energy products, and private investors have infused billions more into the industry.

Are you familiar with the upcoming “smart grid?” It’s a project earmarked for $11 billion to build a nationwide network of high-voltage transmission lines. The smart grid is thought do the same things for clean energy technologies that interstate highways did for cars in the 1950s.

How To Make Inexpensive Home Solar Panels With Damaged Solar Cells From Ebay

jdrohn74 — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:43:05 +0000

Treehugger has a great how-to for buying cheap, damaged solar panels and putting them together.

Included in the post, there is a parts list for all those DIY’ers out there!

The end result is a solar panel that will charge a 12 volt battery – creating almost 18 volts of total power!

Check it out and let us know what you think…

How To Build A Solar Kit For Your House

jdrohn74 — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:39:56 +0000

Over the past couple weeks, I have been looking into solar pretty heavily. In the last few years, solar has become a much more widely accepted form of alternative energy, and has come down in price considerably!

In my searches, I found a how-to that I wanted to pass along to you. It’s Earth4Energy.com.

Earth4Energy is a revolutionary solar guide that has been featured on CNN and CNBC. It’s all about building your own solar powered home system – complete from the panels to the battery stations.

The thing I liked about it particularly was that it included both and inter-grid and an off-grid setup so you could tie it into your house’s existing electrical setup!

Check out the program. And let us know what you think of it…

We’re going to be doing a comprehensive review coming up here shortly :0)