Rising energy costs are causing more of us to seek homemade electricity solutions. Below are 3 keys to ensure you create your own homemade electricity without blowing the budget.

Many 'alternative energy' suppliers offer an 'energy audit' service before recommending a homemade electricity solution. Why pay for something you can easily do yourself? Simply go from room to room noting all light bulbs and electric appliances, their energy requirements should be labelled on them. Add all the electricity requirements together and you have completed your own energy audit. Many homemade electricity solutions take your electricity requirements total and add 30% to cater to any spikes in electricity usage.

We have been lead to believe that homemade energy generation is difficult, even impossible. However it’s easier than we realise. You can even start a family or friends "homemade electricity project". Information is available on the internet that can get you started on a homemade energy solution for under $200 and takes you through a step by step process for creating your own micro-wind and solar generators.

A big cost for any homemade electricity project is energy storage. New batteries are expensive, however many companies discard batteries that still work well. Some companies have policies that dictate forklift batteries must be disposed of once they take longer to charge than the manufacturer's specification. You can pick these batteries up for almost nothing and use them to store your homemade electricity. Charge time is not a problem with homemade electricity solutions as most of them run on a trickle charge system anyway.

Energy companies (and governments) have made homemade electricity generation sound hard, however this is just not the case. Being the first household in your neighbourhood to wave goodbye the energy bills is an exciting prospect. You can find more information on generating your own homemade electricity info here