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Who Said that you Can't Build Your Own

Wind Turbine Power Station ?

-Imagine the size of your electricity bill if you owned the power company!

You really won't believe how low my bills are!

 

Hi, I am Mike Stewart and I want to tell you about how I built my own wind turbine and how it has changed my life. Quite literally, I have removed one of my biggest financial headaches and helped to save the world in the process! Not bad for a weeks work.

 Mike Stewart

So what was my biggest financial headache?

Quite simply the size of my electricity bills. You know the problem, when those energy bills come around for payment, they just seem to be getting bigger and bigger, month on month. I can remember a time, not many years ago, when I took these electricity bills in my stride.

I wanted to build my own wind generator because I already have a solar panel array and while that is pretty efficient at producing electricity, I wanted to supplement it with a secondary source.  After all there is of wind available and it the wind generator technology is rapidly improving.

I had looked at buying a ready made wind turbine, but the price of the basic 1000w wind generator that took my fancy was over $3000 and that was outside my budget.  I had heard a lot about the DIY world of wind generators and after carefully examining the ready made generator; I decided that it actually didn’t look too complicated.  So I decided to investigate building my own wind generator.

One of the main criteria right from the start was that any DIY wind turbine should not look like a DIY wind turbine after it had been built.  What I mean is that the finished turbine had to be something that I would be proud to display and that others would be surprised to learn was hand built.  I didn’t want a pile of junk clunking away on my roof, no matter how efficient it might be!

But Was I going to be Able to Build a Wind Generator?

When I looked for a blueprint to work from, I did a lot of research and found several companies on the internet that provided guides, but the one that stood out was the Earth4Energy book. It provides excellent “Do it yourself” instructions on producing electricity for the home by using wind and solar energy. The instruction manual is simple and written in easy to read English with clear illustrations which will guide you through the process. With the help of the Earth4Energy manual you can easily create enough electricity to power your household appliances.

What I liked most was that for a tiny one time fee of $49.97 I got access to whole manual of DIY wind generator and solar power technology.  I was particularly worried about where the turbine propeller blades were going to come from.  They just sounded expensive!  As for a 1000w DC motor well I just hadn’t seen any in my local supermarket.

But I need not have worried; the manual takes you through all of steps, including where to get the parts without paying a fortune.  It really did cost less than £200 for me to build my own wind generator and it looks really professional and I am proud to have it on my roof.

I have been living off the grid for about a year, and I have had no problems at all, except for a big grin whenever I look at the electricity meter!  Discovering how to make a wind generator was absolutely the right thing to do since it produced the most renewable energy with the least amount of cost involved. Earth4Energy really do make it possible to set up a wind or solar power system for $200 or less and power your home from renewable energy.

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Solar Energy and Wind - Natures Gift

The sun has been powering life on earth for millions of years and it isn't going to run out just yet! The wind has been around for just as long and is going be blowing long after the oil runs dry. Not only are these two immense power sources free, they don't harm the ecosystem and they are vitually unlimited!

As far as I could see, this was a no brainer. The choice is simple: to be dependant on the ever shrinking supply of oil that not only harms the atmosphere but costs more and more each year, or to switch to a free and endless supply of clean energy.

Let me think about that one for a moment! Like I said, it was no-brainer.
 

 

Build Your Own Wind Generator for Less than $200 Installed

Let me say that again, for less than $200 I built and installed a professional looking complete wind generator system that powers my house! How about that!

  • No more frightening power bills
  • No more dependency on the price of oil
  • FREE Power whenever I want
  • AND .. I help to save the planet !

 

The company that I used was Earth4Energy and what they supplied was a complete manual for building and installing your very own wind generator driven by the free energy supplied from the wind.

I hadn't originally considered building my own wind generator and I was initially a little dubious. But after reading some extremely complimentary reviews and taking into account that the cost was minimal compared to the alternatives, I decided to give it a shot.

The finished job looks really professional and the coat of paint adds the finishing touch. I get a real sense of pride looking at the finished product, and I am now considered to be a real eco guru on the block. I hadn't realised how many people were interested in solar and wind power. I even get people knocking on my door to ask me about it. (At least two of my neighbours are now getting ready to follow me on the path to power freedom by building their own wind generator setup.)

 

Would I Recommend Building Your Own Wind Generator?

What seemed to be so good with the whole project was the quality of the manual. It was obviously written by someone who really knows how to put together the technology. The major consideration was the attention to detail, the step by step illustrations and the use of easy to find items.

Here's why I recommend it.

The reason why I recommend Earth4Energy is because I followed their plans and the results were almost unbelievable. I am just an ordinary guy with ordinary skills. I know which end of a screwdriver to hold and how to hit a nail, but not much more! But I was really proud of my finished work.

Although it did take me a couple days longer to build my wind generator than it says on the website, I did manage to get it up and working in 2 weekends, which I'm sure you'll agree is pretty astonishing.

In my opinion, this is a great product and very easy to put together and install. Obviously everyone is different but the instructions really are very straight forward. The great part is that everything that you need you can be bought from your local stores. The manual tells you what to buy. You buy it, follow the simple assembly instructions - and you are producing electricity. What could be simpler? You don't even have to order special parts or get permissions from the power company or anything like that.

Anyway, I hope you've found this information useful whatever your situation because if I had known about Earth4Energy a few months back, I would have built my own wind generator and started saving even sooner. I wish you every success!

Sincerely,

Mike Stewart