Homemade Wind Generators

How would you like to live "off grid" and help the environment? What would it be like to no longer be a victim to high energy prices? How would you like to cut your electric bill to next to nothing? I think this is what people are most interested - reducing their electric bill. Yes, you can be into saving the environment and fighting global warming but when push comes to shove, it is all about the money. Right now money is tight. Jobs are going away and we are trying to be frugal. One way to be frugal and save money is by investing in a set of homemade wind generators. In this hub, you will learn more about the benefits and costs of a wind generator and how you can set one up in less than 2 weeks.

Build Homemade Wind Generators Cheap

You can build a 1000 watt wind generator for less than $100. No longer do these things cost $2,000-$4,000. The parts you need are now readily available at your local hardware store or you can get them cheap on eBay or Craigslist. If you have a good set of plans like from a site like Windplans.com, you can get started in less than an hour.

You can realistically cut your energy bill in half if not more with a few homemade wind generators running nonstop in your backyard. With the hot summer coming up, wouldn't it be nice to have a $50 electric bill than a $300 one because you have the air conditioning running all the time to stay cool?

Are you in an area that has a lot of wind? Check out this site that has wind maps for the US, Mexico and Canada: http://www.bergey.com/wind_maps.htm

This will let you know if you should invest in homemade wind generators. If not, then you should look into solar panels. Setting a solar panel generator would only run you about $200 to setup. Either way you would benefit from the lower energy prices regardless of the price of oil.

And then when you cut yourself from the high electric prices you will be called living off grid - the electric power grid - and you will be doing your small part to save the environment and fight global warming whether you are into that or not.