Green Energy Home: You Can Have One Too

With all the improvements in green energy technology, it is now simpler than ever to begin adapting your house into a green energy home.  A green energy home makes use of renewable sources to supply hot water, power, heating and security.

There are a variety of methods to making your house a green energy home.  The first is solar power. 
In your green energy home you could put in a solar heating system to
heat and store water for use, and put in photovoltaic solar panels to
convert the sun’s rays into power. If you bought and had these systems
put in by a specialist they could be rather expensive. However, there
are numerous resources and guides on the market to produce your own
solar panel and hot water systems that are much more affordable.

If your house is still being built, a good way to turn it into a
solar power house is to employ passive solar technology during
construction. If you are in the Northern Hemisphere, this means making
use of the south-facing sides of your house for heating and cooling. 
By putting in many light-efficient windows and heat regulating bricks
on the south-facing side, these passive solar techniques help make your
house into a green energy home.

Another method is making use of a windmill on your property. 
Windmills are driven by the wind to generate power and even pump water
from an outside source.  Wind turbines can be fixed
on your rooftop or in your yard to produce clean electric power.  Like
solar panels, domestic windmills can be bought and installed
commercially, but that costs a lot of money. So, in recent times a wide
selection of affordable sets have been made put on the market for
people to make their own wind turbines and install their own green
energy home plans.

Another way to add effectiveness to your green energy home is to utilize a nearby stream and produce hydro-electric power.  This is a fantastic pollution-free alternative that requires low maintenance and works as long as the stream is running.

The ultimate green energy home combines all of these renewable
energy sources.  By utilizing the power of the wind, water and sun to
produce electricity you would enjoy not only massive savings and
potential profits from your power consumption, but also largely reduces
your carbon footprint. By combining solar heating systems and passive
solar architecture into your green energy home, your need for power
from traditional sources (fossil fuels) would cut down considerably and
you would be living the renewable energy dream.

What’s nice is a green energy home does not require
any more maintenance than conventional houses. Solar technologies need
little maintenance and wind and water generators need only occasional
oiling for optimal capability  There is no better time than now to
start your green energy home project and live a cleaner life off the
grid.