11 Aug

Cut Your Home Energy Bills 80% Using Solar + Wind

Posted by Tyler Knott Gregson in Alternative Energy, DIY Projects, Solar Power, Wind Power.

I don’t know about you, but one of the worst days of EVERY month for me, is the day the power bill shows up.  It’s the same song and dance each month, I see the envelope in the box, I sigh, dread opening it and reluctantly make my way inside.  It’s that first glance each time that kills me, seeing the HUGE amount of money I owe just for powering my life.  Each month I wonder:  What can I do about this…how can I cut back?!

The good news is, there IS something I can do, and there is something we can ALL do.  How excited would you be if I told you that its possible to cut your home energy bills by 80% using wind and solar power.  80%.  How about instead of paying $100/month, you could pay $20.  Wow.  The article I just found has some very simple ideas that for not very much money, you can start outfitting your home with solar and wind power.  How about a special solar power system for under $200?  How about a wind turbine system that shouldn’t cost you more than about $100?

While I can not guarantee these ideas or plans will work half as well as a professionally installed system, I suppose it’s worth a try to do-it-yourself at home first, and if it doesn’t work, reevaluate and go from there.  The upfront costs of solar and wind power can sometimes scare people off entirely, but the long term benefits are always going to be there.  Cutting anywhere from 80-100% of your energy bill, or heck, there are even some people where the power company has to pay THEM back because of the excesses they are creating.  Believe it, and get on board.

8 Aug

Wind Turbine Projects In the Works

Posted by Tyler Knott Gregson in Alternative Energy, Green Living, Northern Tool, Wind Power.

Happy Friday my friends!  I’m going to end on a positive note this fine Friday, and show you that at any given moment, all over the United States and rest of the world, there AREA projects in place to help save this planet.

I know it is rather easy to get discouraged given the current state of things environmentally speaking, but instead of doing that, why not read this, and get Excited!  Here is a short list, according to the Washington Post, of some Wind Turbine projects in the developmental stages as we speak.

Head over and check out the full article, then head over to Northern Tool and check out some wind turbine products yourself…it won’t be on quite the scale as these projects, but every little bit helps!

Have a great weekend and we’ll see you bright, early, and green on Monday.

  • “FreedomWorks has proposed 131 turbines in the George Washington National Forest in Rockingham and Shenandoah counties in northwest Virginia.
  • Highland New Wind will begin construction this year of 19 turbines in remote Highland County, known as Virginia’s Switzerland.
  • Two small projects, one or two turbines, would power Tangier and Wallops islands off Virginia.
  • U.S. Wind Force has received approval to build 25 turbines on Savage Mountain, southwest of Cumberland, on the border of Garrett and Allegany counties in Maryland.
  • Clipper Windpower is seeking approval for 28 turbines in Garrett County atop Backbone Mountain, Maryland’s highest ridge, southeast of the Deep Creek Lake resort area.
  • Synergics is seeking approval to build 24 turbines atop Backbone Mountain, south of U.S. 50 near Table Rock.”
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