I am looking to convert my home to renewable energy to avoid pay high energy bills. How do I do this?
2007-05-01 06:27:44 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Environment
look at your electric bills.....they will show how many kiloWatt hours ( kWh) a month you use now. Thats what you have to supply from wind/solar....accept that you will have to have some "town" power to run A/Cs or refrigerators, then:
SouthWest Windpower and Burgey Windpower have good, sorta affordable wind turbines for home use.
Your State Energy Office or its equivalent has a ton of information and tax rebates and grant programs.
Start by putting in as many energy efficient devices as you can......fluorescent lights as an example.
You will need a battery bank and an inverter to run stuff when the wind doesn't blow or the sun isn't out.....windmill/solar panels charge batteries, inverter takes battery energy and feeds the house......
Go look at your local Weather Service home page for annual average wind speed.....if you're somewhere around 14 mph ( 7 m/s) you're good for wind power
There you go.....about 40 hours of information to start reading!
2007-05-01 08:56:45 · answer #1 · answered by yankee_sailor 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
(Check my source for the more conventional choice)
One way, that actually works QUITE well, is to take a fan... wait for it... and plug it in backwards.
Yes. That is right. Plug it in, backwards. This is a trick that most of the BIG ENERGY companies don't want you to find out. Have you ever noticed that the prongs on the cord of your fan are two different sizes? This effectively forces you to plug the fan in, in only ONE DIRECTION.
Contrary to urban legend, this is not just to give your power-outlet a "startled, yet inquisitive" appearance, it is to prevent you from GENERATING YOUR OWN POWER! How does this happen, you ask? Go ahead, ask! Don't be shy; I will tell you:
Reversing the current.
The official term is, "pulling the ol' switcheroo"
That is all there is to it. By flipping the cord around, instead of sucking power OUT of the wall, you effectively sklooge* power INTO the wall. You can see a simpler version of this with your headphones. (Try sticking the headphone into your microphone jack. IT WORKS!)
Now, of course you are now asking me, "Pilt Down McMahon, how do I get the prongs to fit?" Well, that is the tricky part. You must follow these step by step instructions TO THE LETTER! (Pray, I mean PRAY I do not make a typo...)
1. Firmly grasp the cord.
2. Loosen your grip a bit, you MANIAC! I didn't mean STRANGLE the poor thing, Good Lord...
3. Now that you have the poper grip, firmly grasp your houshold 2.6 millimeter fine-mesh titanium alloy razor-rasp. You can use a store brand, but for proffessional results you need to use the real deal. I prefer [Metalpro 20 (r)].
4. NOT IN THE SAME HAND!
5. Ask yourself, do I have the tools in their OWN SEPARATE HANDS?
6. You have to actually ask. Out loud. Do you want the cheap energy, or not? Sheesh. I'm not asking for world domination or anything.
7. By now you should be ready to begin, but I bet you're hungry. Go grab a quick snack.
8. Are you done? Oh, sorry. No... no rush, just wondering.
9.Ok! That feels better, now doesn't it? Repeat steps 1 through 6, and then skip to step 10.
10. Nice, you actually did it. Proceed to step 11.
11. Ok, I swear, this is the last time. Go to step 12.
12. Go to step... HA! Just kidding! Ok, file down the big prong until it fits.
13. YOU ARE DONE!
Now that you have the modifications completed, plug the fan in the reverse way, turn on your fan, blow vigorously into it, and voila! Instant affordable energy.
*sklooge is the technical term for fwooming.
DISCLAIMER: This could be VERY UNSAFE! Do NOT attempt ANYTHING I WROTE!
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Hey, you, yeah! Miss Punk girl. Why wouldn't wind power work when the wind doesn't blow? Do electric cars work when they are not plugged in? Of course they do. The wind charges batteries in the turbine. These can discharge energy Looooong after the wind dies out. CHECK?
2007-05-01 13:34:59 · answer #2 · answered by Pilt Down McMahon 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
THANK YOU for saying "to avoid paying high energy bills" and not "to help save the environment." I'm getting so sick of that phrase. Well, you'll need a windmill. But I wouldn't recommend switching to wind power, as it is unreliable as a primary source of energy. What happens when the wind's not blowing?
2007-05-01 13:34:59 · answer #3 · answered by punker_rocker 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋