3. HOW TO GENERATE YOUR OWN HOME ENERGY
There is a growing trend towards homes hat are being powered by alternative energy
sources from solar panels to wind turbines and from hydrogen fuel cells to biomass.
Building your own power generation system is becoming easier and more cost effective
than purchasing these systems pre-built and as a result more and more homes are taking
advantage of the technology and saving money.
There is a massive need and desire to become less reliant on fossil fuels and become
more independent by manufacturing our own energy, locally. Living off the grid is no
longer just about having power when living remotely, but rather about having your own
power whilst living in areas that have grid facilities, but not wanting to have to pay large
corporations for power that can be generated far cheaper through reliable off grid
technology.
When listening to people like Remi Wilkinson, the senior analyst with Carbon Free, it
becomes obvious that over the next decade or two, the micro generation of energy
through solar panels and wind turbines as well as magnetic generators will begin to cut
dramatically into the profit margin of these large corporations. They will have to stand
up and take notice of what the average man on the street is doing. Changes in the way
corporations run their businesses will have to be implemented.
Remi is part of a group called Carbon Free which studies the growing trend of domestic
homes using alternative energy. The trend is picking up momentum due to government
recommendations as well as the increase in easy to follow instruction manuals that are
available online at extremely reasonable prices. It is also gaining a lot of interest because
of the rising cost of oil and other fossil fuels and the huge impact that this has on the
environment
Carbon Free have concluded that if prices of energy remain the same or increase in the
future, then the increase in homes that take advantage of micro energy generation
through wind, solar and magnetic energy devices will be extremely large. They suspect
that the transition from fossil fuel use to alternative energy for domestic applications
could mimic the transition from library and postal service to the internet for data
retrieval in the home.
The speed at which that change has taken place could effectively put the large
corporations out of the domestic market within just a few decades
While energy companies are trying to find ways to ensure that they do not lose their
4. market share, the internet has facilitated the ability to build your own power generation
systems for a fraction of the price of buying them.
Even if you only have rudimentary DIY skills, you can build your own alternative
energy device and begin saving money on your electricity bill immediately. Already the
components for building these devices are becoming cheaper and easier to locate and
many of the companies selling alternative energy devices are finding themselves having
to lower their prices to remain competitive. This has resulted in a win-win situation for
those willing to take the plunge and go green.
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