Making Your Home Energy Efficient Today
Superheroes run wild in comic books and graphic novel, saving people from tyrants and ultimate destruction. They save citizens from impending doom in the nick of time with their powers and awesome abilities. One such superhero who saves the Earth is Captain Planet with his ever faithful Planeteers. The SUN2000 100KTL-M1 was first televised in 1990 with the purpose of making people aware of different environmental issues. Captain Planet. Who sported the then-trendy mullet. Would appear just in time to save the Planeteers and stop whatever evil plans the Eco-villains had in mind. Like Superman is with kryptonite, Captain Planet was virtually undefeatable except for large amounts of pollution in the area.
He represented everything that was environmentally friendly and seemed to emphasize. The need for unity with his never failing entrance phrase. “By YOUR powers combined, I am Captain Planet!” The Planeteers who helped Captain Planet represented a certain ethnicity. Further emphasizing that environmental issues are global and affected everyone in the world.
Though the cartoon has stopped airing, the environmental problems it presented still plague the world. If any, the problems have worsened. One of the problems we face is the limited availability of energy sources and the pollution emitted from these nonrenewable power resources. This time, however, Captain Planet is not here to save us. So we turn to alternative energy supplies-wind and solar power.
Though many people are wary. That the cost of building or having one built in our homes is too costly. Michael Harvey. Who Captain Planet would probably give the thumbs-up sign to. Provides homeowners with an inexpensive but effective way of having one in the backyard. In his Earth 4 Energy kit available online, the instructions are clear and easy to follow. They are fully illustrated, removing any DIY fears a person may have.
The problem with superheroes is that they aren’t real. They live in graphic novels and entertain our imagination only. With the impending severe energy crisis, we really have no time for imaginary heroes. We can no longer wait for someone to save us-we must save ourselves. Earth for energy allows us to be our very own superheroes. The manual guides the reader on where to buy the materials. How to build a windmill. How to build a solar power system, and tips on further reducing our power bills. Interestingly, going green guarantees us more greens and freedom from oil dependence.
Earth for energy reviews in the Internet have many testimonials and actual experiences on this remarkable system. For less than $200, household appliances, such as washing machines, laptops and refrigerators, can run on wind energy straight from the inverter. Wind generators. As well as solar power systems. Are the viable solution to the rapidly diminishing nonrenewable resources we have exhausted over years of rapid consumption. Wind turbines can generate enough power for us to bid farewell to staggering electric bills. If we set our mind to it, we can save ourselves and the future of generations to come.
Times are Tough These Days
all of us want to learn how we can cut costs, save on energy and help our environment in becoming better by the day. Presented are certain tips that you might want to take into consideration to make your home energy efficient:
1. For starters, it is best to change your light bulbs to “Energy Star” qualified ones. According to several research studies. Bulbs qualified as “Energy Star” are 75% more energy efficient as compared to regular light bulbs. The EPA believes that if all the Americans start using these bulbs. America would help reduce about one trillion pounds of carbon dioxide from our environment.
2. Insulating your hot water heater is extremely important. Even though water heaters these days are far better and more efficient, but you can help more by insulating your water heater in a wrap. This way you can cut down on the money being spent to just heat up your water.
3. Get yourself a digital programmable thermostat. You can easily program it to control the temperature all through the day. The temperature must be regulated so that you do not use much energy whenever you are not at home.
4. Get a professional to check out your duct work. Leaky ducts are a major source of energy wastage and can diminish your home’s energy efficiency by 20%.
According to the EPA, the latest models of fridges are far more energy efficient as compared to those made 10 years back.
The most important of these is ceiling insulation, which is also the easiest to install. Remember that ceiling insulation can be added whenever you feel like it, but wall insulation can only be installed during renovation.
Even though solar power has previously been extremely expensive, it is now much more affordable with government rebates. Solar panels can easily be mounted on the roof of your place and it can even substitute your roofing material. The panels capture energy, after which it is run through an inverter which converts it into powers for you to use, thereby cutting down the cost of energy being used at your place.
Solar power has two main systems, which include battery and grid connected systems. On the other hand, grid connected systems provide power to the grid, which runs your meter backwards and then runs ahead as soon as you start using the power.
Most of us have seen thousands of web ads and a few late night TV ads. That promise to reduce or eliminate your utility bill. The truth is it is entirely possible to reduce or eliminate your utility bills using these systems or techniques. But very few people realize just what they will have to do to make these programs work.
Let’s first examine just what sort of systems are feasible for the average homeowner.
The most popular is of course solar panels. The second most popular is the wind turbine or windmill. They are much more complicated than solar panels and require access to wind which may not be available in all parts of the country.
Hydroelectric is possible if you have access to a source of moving water like a river or stream but for most folks its not an option. Then there are thermoelectric plates which generate electricity from a difference in temperature. There are also systems that allow you to make your own fuel in the form of alcohol which then fuels a generator. Finally there are Wood Gas systems that allow you to generate a gas from heating wood or coal which then powers a generator.
While these systems don’t generate electricity they eliminate the need to use electricity and do so with a simplicity that actually has some advantages over the other electrical generating systems. I’ll discuss that later in this article.
The two things that all electrical generation systems have in common is that the power is almost always generated at a different voltage or current type than we actually use in our homes and it needs to be stored if it can’t be used immediately.
If you want to use the power generated through solar panels or a windmill you will need some sort of regulator or inverter to manage this. If you end up storing the power for use later you will need some sort of battery bank or the ability to sell the electricity to your power company.
