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Renewable Energy ... " width="129" height="200" border="0" />Off The Grid With Renewable Energy
Author: Robert Buford
Have you ever thought of actually getting off the grid and becoming completely independent of the greedy power companies of this country? Of actually being able to tell them to "kiss off", I don't need you anymore? Are you interested in knowing how to generate your own power and reduce your electricity bills? Then, this is the right place to be. One of these days in the very near future, this will undoubtedly become the attitude of most of your friends and neighbors. In case you haven't been paying attention to the workings off our government in the past year, this might get you a little upset.
The following is a direct quote from the Wall street Journal on March 9, 2009. "Cap and trade is the tax that dare not speak its name, and Democrats are hoping in particular that no one notices who would pay for their climate ambitions. With President Obama depending on vast new carbon revenues in his budget and Congress promising a bill by May, perhaps Americans would like to know the deeply unequal ways that climate costs would be distributed across regions and income groups. Politicians love cap and trade because they can claim to be taxing "polluters," not workers. Hardly. Once the government creates a scarce new commodity -- in this case the right to emit carbon -- and then mandates that businesses buy it, the costs would inevitably be passed on to all consumers in the form of higher prices."
Peter Orszag -- now Mr. Obama's budget director -- told Congress last year that "Those price increases are essential to the success of a cap-and-trade program." What he doesn't mention, is the fact that the hardest hit will be about 95% of working families. This "tax" is going to be regressive because poor and middle-income families spend a larger share of their paychecks on energy, such as gas to drive to work, heat for their homes, and groceries than the rest of the population.
Everyone in this country had better be prepared, or get themselves prepared for a huge increase in our bare cost of living thanks to the above. It is inevitable with the current crop of politicians in charge.
Since the congress of our country is trying to pass, and probably will pass, some form of the carbon trade bill usually called "cap and trade", our energy costs are set to quadruple in about 12 months from time of passage. This mean the average electric bill for a residence will increase by 400%. This should be the time when we stop throwing money out the window and save some by starting to generate our own electricity.
Whether you want to simply cut your power bills in half or completely get rid of yours, the one stop solution is to learn how to build your own power plant.
Why pay a huge sum of money, like 1000's of dollars in able to utilize solar or wind power when you have the opportunity to build your own home made system for either wind or solar power for less than 0. That's right; there are guides that teach you everything you need to know about producing your own power by using wind and solar energy. By finding the complete step-by-step setup and fully illustrated manuals and easy to follow video instructions which are presently available to anyone who wants to look for them, you can easily create renewable energy at home.
Already built Solar and wind power systems for sale on the market cost a lot more, but with the guides that are available you can have the information that is required to get the same results at a fraction of the price.
Once you are ready to build and install your own personal alternative power supply, you will save hundreds of dollars on your electricity bill. You do not have to build a wind turbine that is 500 feet tall to save lots of money on energy; a much smaller unit can be built by following the instructions in any of the guides.
Just make sure that the guide you choose contains the entire necessary parts and supplies list of everything you will need for construction plus all of the instructions, both written and in video form that you will need to be able to build the turbine, or solar panel of your choice.
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About the Author
The author has done his due diligence and found a site with the guides of three choices for alternative energy, which appear to be the best ones on the net. Feel free to check them out at;
http://renewable--energy2.blogspot.com/
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I get many many renewable energy trade journals in the mail.
I’ve put links to a few of them below. Do your own search by taking one word (like sustainability, biofuels, biomass, ethanol, renewable) and putting the word “magazine” after it. You might also try one word plus “journal.”
Be sure to click through for information on how to subscribe. Many of these magazines require you to “subscribe” although there is no cost for a subscription.
I’m afraid that there is no one journal (that I know of) that will address only your topic. You’ll need to dig through many journals, and pick out an article here and a paper there.
Good luck.
look into popular mechanics they have had some good articles on products and installations
I agree. when we tax one form of energy & use that tax money to subsidize another form of energy it just confuses the issue of which ones practical & which ones are just a political pork barrel project.
it would also help if the media was educated to use a single unit of energy such as joules when comparing various methods of production instead of their using btu,kw hours & horse power interchangeably.
actually it would be a BIG help if the media was educated at all.
1. c.
2. a.
3. d.
4.d.
5. b.
Dana, you still don’t get it.
“we’re constantly told by global warming deniers that people don’t want carbon regulation and they’re not willing to pay higher energy prices”
Of course we are. They tell us what they want us to hear. What do you expect from them, respect for reality or something? How naive.
How much do you really know about energy #3?
1) According to the Oil and Gas Journal, at 2006 production rates, how many years will the global known reserves last?
a.20
b.40
c.50
d.60
2) According to 2007 data, what percentage of U.S. energy use is currently supplied by renewable resources?
a.0-10
b.10-20
c.20-30
d.30+
3) According to 2007 projections, what percentage of U.S. energy will be supplied by renewables in 2030?
a.0-10
b.10-20
c.20-30
d.30+
4) What percentage of gasoline used in the U.S. would be replaced by ethanol, using current corn-based production technology, if every acre of corn was used to produce ethanol?
a.0-10
b.11-25
c.26-40
d.41-55
5) What percentage of cars on the road today are designed to operate using E-85?
a.0-5
b.6-10
c.11-15
d.16-20
I must say I am very dissapointed in all of the “experts” here who have failed to answer these simple questions.
Gymnastics, your answer was totally non-responsive so you get a thumbs down.
Are there magazines that specialize in current news in the alternative energy industry – both biz & science?
I’m looking to subscribe to a publication that provides in depth coverage of the alt / green / renewable energy industry. Everything I’ve found so far has been either boring sound bites that aren’t very informative, or very technical journals. I’m looking for something in between. In-depth industry coverage, sort of like a Scientific American or New Yorker for just green energy. Any leads would be helpful, even if they’re not exactly what I’m looking for!
What journals would have the best/most information on renewable energy, biofuels, sustainability etc.??
I’m doing my thesis on renewable energy, sustainability and how an economy (Ireland) can benefit economically from going green. My lecturer said to start reading economic and finance journals for information but I’m lost!! Help?
Is it about time that we end “renewable” energy subsidies?
We taxpayers have dumped $Billions into wind, solar…etc. and have gotten no return. Shouldn’t we allow the Free Market determine what forms of energy we use?
From the Wall Street Journal:
“Congress seems ready to spend billions on a new “Manhattan Project” for green energy, or at least the political class really, really likes talking about one. But maybe we should look at what our energy subsidy dollars are buying now.
Some clarity comes from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), an independent federal agency that tried to quantify government spending on energy production in 2007. The agency reports that the total taxpayer bill was $16.6 billion in direct subsidies, tax breaks, loan guarantees and the like. That’s double in real dollars from eight years earlier, as you’d expect given all the money Congress is throwing at “renewables.” Even more subsidies are set to pass this year.
An even better way to tell the story is by how much taxpayer money is dispensed per unit of energy, so the costs are standardized.
For electricity generation, the EIA concludes that solar energy is subsidized to the tune of $24.34 per megawatt hour, wind $23.37 and “clean coal” $29.81. By contrast, normal coal receives 44 cents, natural gas a mere quarter, hydroelectric about 67 cents and nuclear power $1.59.
The wind and solar lobbies are currently moaning that they don’t get their fair share of the subsidy pie. They also argue that subsidies per unit of energy are always higher at an early stage of development, before innovation makes large-scale production possible. But wind and solar have been on the subsidy take for years, and they still account for less than 1% of total net electricity generation. Would it make any difference if the federal subsidy for wind were $50 per megawatt hour, or even $100? Almost certainly not without a technological breakthrough.
By contrast, nuclear power provides 20% of U.S. base electricity production, yet it is subsidized about 15 times less than wind. We prefer an energy policy that lets markets determine which energy source dominates. But if you believe in subsidies, then nuclear power gets a lot more power for the buck than other “alternatives.”
The same study also looked at federal subsidies for non-electrical energy production, such as for fuel. It found that ethanol and biofuels receive $5.72 per British thermal unit of energy produced. That compares to $2.82 for solar and $1.35 for refined coal, but only three cents per BTU for natural gas and other petroleum liquids.
All of this shows that there is a reason fossil fuels continue to dominate American energy production: They are extremely cost-effective. That’s a reality to keep in mind the next time you hear a politician talk about creating millions of “green jobs.” Those jobs won’t come cheap, and you’ll be paying for them.”
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121055427930584069.html?mod=opinion_main_review_
What do you think of the wording and results of this polling question on energy?
The Wall Street Journal and NBC recently performed a poll, conducted by 2 respected pollsters (one Republican, one Democrat). They asked a question on energy:
“Do you support or oppose an energy proposal designed to reduce carbon emissions and increase the use of alternative and renewable energy sources, even if it means an increase in the cost of energy?”
63% answered that they support this type of proposal (36% strongly support).
http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/wsjnbcpoll-06232010.pdf
To me, a proposal to reduce carbon emissions and increase renewable energy use which might increase energy costs is a good description of the climate and energy bills being put forth in Congress, which include some sort of carbon cap and trade system. And 63% of Americans supported this type of proposal.
But we’re constantly told by global warming deniers that people don’t want carbon regulation and they’re not willing to pay higher energy prices. Doesn’t that contradict the results of this poll (and many others)?