Your Questions About Solar Energy Generator Companies
Linda asks…
Do you believe that solar energy could power the entire USA? Are oil companies preventing solar energy?
Are the oil and nuclear industries tamping down on the development of new renewable energies to protect their own industries? Are renewable energies actually not viable at all?
admin answers:
During Bill Clinton’s administration, his energy supervisor had a plan to power the Southern and Western United States with Solar panels installed on the roofs of home owners. The Middle and Eastern United States with water, wind and Nuclear plants. It would of basically supplied our country with electric without fossil fuels. They fired him!
Next Point: America is sitting on the largest supply of Natural gas in the world. Natural gas is also made from our sewage plants and from dairy industries (manure). This can be used to power engines connected to generators to produce energy stopping green house gases from just going into the air. Some dairies are already doing this to power their businesses. Why are we going with ethanol which is impractical to power vehicles when natural gas/propane powered vehicles are clean burning and efficient?
Mary asks…
What is the least expensive way and how to have electricity independent of city services for a residence?
I want to set up a house, at first i thought of solar and generator but was not specific enough, totally independent of electric, water ect of city services.
I am in Mexico so plenty of sun, a bit of wind or breeze every day.
Also on a budgeted income this needs to be cost effective.
The house has 3 bedrooms, living room kitchen, dining room and 2 bathrooms.
Made with cement an brick and tile floors.
Ask a question if I have not adressed it and I will add it in details, Thanks you.
Wonderful help and ideas I want to say thank you to all.
For more info our house is now
water heater, stove: propane
refrigerator: electric
several fans to cool down the house as my wife is from USA and a mother who is ill that need to stay not too hot.
Mexico actaully is very conservative in energy.
All electric is turned off and unplugged when not in use.
Water heater is not on, (not even a pilot) when not in use, for showers light 30 min prior.
My wife tried this in the states.
it cut her bill down by 7/8th cost of her monthly bills in energy use.
I just want to be able to use a air conditioner or heater without having a quadruple size bill, as if energy is used past a certain point the bill jumps dramatically.
This will insure a happy wife and mother and my pocket left with a bit of change in it too still left.
Tranquility will be wonderful..haha
admin answers:
In your area solar makes the most sense, but you could start small and work up. Depending if you have any power source at all at this time? Having an alternative energy source usually means you must be willing to alter your consumption of power, sometimes drastically! But the satisfaction of being off the grid is something that is very satisfying! Even when you go without some of the things most other people have.
We started with what was there at the house we bought. A generator. Then we added a solar system. We added more panels and more batteries eventually, and upgraded the type of batteries. If I still lived there it would be great to add wind, for when there is no sun. The property is on a hill, so there is almost always a breeze somewhere! There is also a small water resource, but probably not enough to utilize in a cost effective manner. There are some great Yahoo Groups that deal with this subject matter, search them and have a great time!
I lived with solar power and a generator for seven years… My ex still lives there and the system has been in place since 1989. Still goin’ strong… Still a viable alternative. It cost the same as hooking up to the grid when we considered how many poles it would take to get the power to the house… Then the power company wanted to put a transformer in the front yard. Nope… We said “I don’t think so!” and we’re still glad we did!
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