I have been looking for a way to reduce my electric bill lately. Over the past couple of years it has gone higher and higher.  Between my propane and electric bills I am paying more then my mortgage! It’s ridiculous.  I started looking into ways I could reduce the electric bill by producing my own power. My end goal is to live off grid.

Since completely going off grid right now is not financially feasible, I have been making small changes to move in that direction. We’ve started looking into how to make residential  solar panels, as well as learning how to store  some of the energy we generate through solar energy.

We have also looked into buying a wind turbine. We live in Kansas and the wind whips through here like nobody’s business. A wind turbine would be perfect for us. In fact, there are quite a few wind farms going up around Kansas. To purchase a large completed wind power generator is quite expensive. I have recently found some resources that will show us how to make a wind generator.

It turns out it is not as difficult as I thought it would be, and making your own wind power generator is much cheaper than buying one premade. You also have a little more choice in the size you want to create when you do it yourself, which allows you to make one that will fit the space you have available.

Often times you will find that wind power alone is not enough to fully power your house, however, it is a very nice supplemental energy source. So if you have times when your solar panels are not making quite enough power you can supplement energy from your wind turbine.

The government is beginning to provide more help to homeowners trying to reduce electric bills by turning to making their own power. They are offering tax incentives and special grants to those who are setting up renewable energy sources for their homes.

Once you have started creating renewable sources of energy for your home, whether it’s solar power or wind energy you will find your electric bills come down as you won’t be pulling so much power from the grid. You may find that your renewable energy sources create more power than you need. If this happens you can sell your excess power back to the grid. That’s right the electric company will pay you for your excess energy. So instead of paying outrageous electric bills the electric company will be paying YOU!

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