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Live Well - Live Green!

By: CoolMamie

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With all the advances in renewable energy technology, it is now easier than ever to start changing your home to run on clean, green power.

There are several ways to implement your plan to change your home from being totally fossil fuel dependent to making use of renewable energy sources.

o Solar Energy - You can have installed solar hot water panels to heat your water. You can also install solar panels which use photovoltaic cells to convert sunlight into electricity. These systems can be costly if purchasing them and having them installed professionally, but there are several great resources available so you can make your own solar panels and solar hot water system, which will reduce the expense greatly.

o Passive Solar Design - If you are erecting a new home, a really good way to make it energy efficient and so lower your energy bills, is to utilize passive solar design principles during your house's construction. This means having large areas of windows on the south side (in the northern hemisphere - the north side in the southern hemisphere) of your house. You should also have heat-retaining brick, stone, or concrete in your south-facing rooms to store the heat during the day; as the outside temperature drops towards the end of the day, the heat from the thermal mass will warm the air in the room, thereby reducing your heating requirements.

o Windmills - Another way to take advantage of renewable energy sources is by harnessing the wind to make pollution-free electricity. Windmills can be put up on rooftops or in yards, or if you live out of town, in the fields. Windmills can be purchased but there is also a wide variety of reasonably priced kits available for anyone who is keen to make their own and so lower the costs significantly.

o Water Power - If you have a property with a stream on it, you can further add to the efficiency of your alternative energy home with hydro-electric power. This is another great, pollution-free choice which is easy to look after and works as long as there is water available.

The ultimate alternative energy home would combine all of these resources. You are not only looking at huge savings, and even possible profits, from your electricity usage by using solar, wind, and water to generate your home's power, but you would also be contributing to a cleaner, greener, Earth, as these simple, natural, renewable options don't produce the greenhouse gas emissions which are causing global warming.

By adding passive solar design and a solar hot water system to the mix, you would further reduce your energy needs, exponentially, and would be truly living well - living green.

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A green energy home doesn't need more maintenance than traditional homes. Solar technologies require little to no maintenance, while just a regular oiling will keep wind and water turbines at peak performance. There is no better time to create your green energy home. Do yourself and the world a favour - it will be something you can be proud of. CoolMamie is an enthusiastic promoter of energy-efficient and environmentally-friendly systems and passive solar design for homes. Check out my blog, htt

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