| Renewable energy technology such as windmills | | | | myself how possible it really was. I spent a |
| and solar cells are going increasingly mainstream. | | | | weekend in my garage putting together my first |
| So much so that they are becoming more | | | | windmill and set it all up, eagerly awaiting the |
| economically available than they ever were | | | | results. I kept an eye on my power consumption |
| before. Even today, you could pay over $3000 to | | | | with the help of a friend who works at the power |
| have something like that professionally installed. | | | | company and was pleasantly surprised to learn |
| This greatly accounts for why you don't see too | | | | that I cut back on my bill by about 60% in the |
| many solar cells on roofs or windmills in | | | | three quarters of a power bill month frame which |
| backyards, in the past it just wasn't economically | | | | I had used it. I live along the coast so I was |
| viable. With growing concern over the | | | | expecting something, but not quite this. I went |
| environment, global warming, and the energy | | | | ahead and put together some solar cells like the |
| crisis, they've all become increasingly public issues. | | | | guide showed me a few weeks later and now I'm |
| For all of this, a number of DIY guides have | | | | saving about 75-80% on my bill each month. I put |
| recently come onto the market advertising that | | | | together a second windmill for my friend and |
| anyone, regardless of their experience or skill, can | | | | when I get around to it I want to make a second |
| build their own windmills and solar cells generally | | | | one for myself so that I can start producing |
| for under $200. | | | | more electricity than I go through. |
| Skeptical that you could create working renewable | | | | Since when I tested my first guide months ago, I |
| energy technology on that small of a budget and | | | | have reviewed a number more of these DIY |
| eager to blow the whistle on the whole thing, I | | | | renewable energy technology guides to see how |
| invested in a couple of these guides to see for | | | | the information compares against one another. |