Tuesday, October 20, 2009

DIY Wind Turbines as an Affordable Energy Alternative

By Arnold Thomas

The cost of maintaining your household can be staggering. One of the larger expenses for any home is of course the cost of electricity. Many people find themselves budgeting carefully for this expense and trying as hard as possible to conserve energy to keep pace with the increasing cost of energy.

It would be really great if some of the bills can be trimmed down to size, but many of the bills like cell phone bills, cable bills, internet bills, and other expenses require far too much sacrificing and while there are people that really do try to save as much as they can, they often find themselves discontented with their limitations.

One of the important utility bills that most people fail to lessen are the electric bills. Even if you spend additional time unplugging unused devices to save electricity or force yourself to switch of the lights when you don't need them, you can still get tired with the efforts that need to be done. It also becomes tough to follow if you live with other people who may not be as interested to conserve electricity.

The answer isn't necessarily to use less electricity, but to get it from clean, renewable alternative energy technologies. You can reduce the amount of power you buy from your local utility company and you may even be able to replace all of this electricity with power you can generate yourself!

Solar and wind are the most popular alternative energy technologies. You probably know the basics about solar power already. It's a great non-polluting energy source. Wind power is something you've probably not really considered for your home, thinking you'd need a huge wind farm in order to get the electrical power your home needs.

Actually all you need are small wind turbines that you place on your rooftop. You don't need to worry about figuring out where to get them because you can actually make them yourself if you have the necessary materials that you can acquire online or in the junkyard.

If you live in an area which tends to get strong, steady winds, you may be able to generate the bulk of your own electricity! The more turbines you have the more power you'll produce and the less you'll have to pay your utility company for each month.

Wind turbines generate electricity from the kinetic energy of the wind turning their rotors. Unlike solar panels, a wind turbine continues to generate power even at night, which can be stored and used as needed.

Wind turbines may not work for every homeowner, but even those with a rooftop to mount their turbines on in a densely populated urban area will find these turbines to produce a significant savings on their electricity bills. Wind power can be put into use at a low cost and with relative ease, allowing users to have access to all of the electrical energy they need, even on a tight budget.

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