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How to Make Your Home Greener
It is easy to learn how to make your home greener, you just have to look
around town. Chances are you will see new solar panels on residential
roofs, or possibly a wind mill farm in the nearby countryside. Many
green power products are now being made in smaller sizes, and with lower
cost, for home and office use. These include Solar power, Wind power,
and Water power units.
For Solar power, use rooftop solar panels that capture sun energy and
transform it into DC power. This DC power is sent to a storage battery
for use then or later. It can be converted with an inverter unit to AC
household power and used for home lighting or to power appliances. There
are small panels and energy units for outside that can be used for
remote lighting or other power needs. Portable units can be used on RV
vehicles, boats, kayaks, and at campsites and other remote areas to
power small electrical devices like cell phones, computers or lights.
Wind power is another way to make your home greener. Wind mills have
been used for centuries on farms and ranches to draw water from wells.
Today, modern large units provide electricity for entire communities.
There are even large wind mill farms producing electricity for
businesses and cities. At home, you can use a smaller unit, and even
very small rooftop units for green energy supply. Portable wind mills
are being used on boats for green power at sea.
Water power is a third way to make your home greener. You can use large
rain barrels to capture rainwater runoff from roofs and then use that
water in the yard and garden. If you are near a running source of
natural water, a water wheel can gather energy from the flow.
Inside your home, you can use curtains, blinds and shades on windows for
sun control, or window coatings. Close them to reduce heat in summer,
and use them open in winter to allow passive solar heat into the home.
Recycling is a fun family activity, and is another green lifestyle
element. Replace regular light bulbs with energy savers, and LED bulbs
to reduce electrical consumption. Change furnace filters regularly, and
do maintenance on appliances.
Learn how to make your home greener, you'll save money doing it!
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