my home has no electricity,which is best alternative,solar,wind power or generator?

Answer 1

I have same problem my house we have ellectric but it not always come when we want it.
if ellectric gone we use wax candle for light or gas lamp and wood for fire if cold.
sometime i sleep with goat to keep warm and keep company, so maybe you should get goat.
Genorator good we have one on tractor wich we use somtime for ellectric but its noisy with tv.

Answer 2

Ideally you need a mini-wind turbine + the most powerful solar cells (which also work on day-light) + efficient storage + careful usage... there are NO days when the sun doesn't generate light, or the wind doesn't blow... and a set-up such as this was found to work (many years ago!) even during heavy snow.

So don't worry about all the crap that's said about Alternative Energy not being efficient or cost effective. That's NOT true.

A wise combination, and NOT being dependent on petrol or the grid IS the way forward...
and if more people got to grips with that -
we'd get more people demanding investment in Alternative Energy, the systems / equipment that's available would improve + the price would drop...
it could even become a FREE resource...
AND WE WOULDN'T SUFFER MASSIVE POWER CUTS
whenever we experience "bad" weather!

Answer 3

Neither Solar or wind is sufficent enough to provide year round electric. Unless your talking a seriously BIG windmill. if you live in a remote area this is a possibility. Solar panels are very effective as water heaters but not good for general power supply. Youd have a special boiler that takes all its power from the solar but provides no extra electric for your house..New solars dont need bright or hot sun so even in winter they provide enough power. There are some very effficent alternative boilers, including a wood boiler which in the way it works is very green and clean!. Combinations of the above is the only safe way to have power all year round..

Answer 4

A generator - solar mix USe the solar as much as you can but there will e times where you will use or need to use too much electricity than the batteries can give out at the one time and if the solar fails then the generator can again be used as backup.

Answer 5

If I had the resources I would go with wind power and a little with solar. The solar is more expensive and you have to buy different kinds of outlets and it was crazy.

Building a new house and we looked into everything and we feel in love with the wind power more than solar.

Answer 6

Someone suggested all 3, and that would be very expensive. The reliability of solar and wind depends upon where you live. And, remember that solar doesn't work at all at night, so you would have to spend a lot of money on storage batteries, etc. Unless you live somewhere that the wind blows all the time, a generator will be by far the cheapest and most reliable.

Answer 7

Solar is best for the environment, then wind power, but given the unreliablility of our UK climate, I would say generator. It is still a far greener way of sourcing energy than electricity, so until we find a way of storing the other methods effectively, it's your best conscious-free bet.

Answer 8

Solar is by far the best. It doesn't pollute out environment at all, once you get it up and running it's really cheap, and the sun can easily power your house.
(For any alternative energy though I would recommend getting a backup generator just 'cause you never know!)

Answer 9

Depends on many factors such as where your home is and the amount of sunlight hours and of course how much wind you get there too. In generally the best system would combine solar and wind systems and possibly fuel generator for back up.

Answer 10

depending on where u live. if ur in the uk. u may need both wind and solar. i think a generator is still harmful as it uses fuel of some kind.

wow what a lucky person u r to be able to start over!! i would love to be in your position. i would get all the kids on little bikes and use their energy to generate all the energy they waste!

Answer 11

Wind and solar are expensive and unreliable. Useful as backup but the best way to go is the generator. Small Honda ones are very quiet these days and very economical.