The Homeowner's Guide to Energy Independence is a guide to the most viable and affordable alternative energy sources, including solar panels, wind generators, hydrogen fuel cells, wood, hydro-electric, geothermal heat pumps, and more. Whether you want to moderately supplement your traditional fuel-burning furnace or completely revamp your home, this book has what you need. You'll learn about the most progressive and advanced options that have become available to the consumer as well as tried and true energy conservation techniques. You'll learn how much each method costs, and how quickly you will recoup any investment in alternative energy. A chapter covers fuel efficient cars and alternative fuel transportation. Also included is a list of contacts and resources, so you can get started today.

Presents information on how to improve a home's energy efficiency and switch to renewable energy resourses to provide electricity, hot water, heat, and cooling for a home.

The author walks you step by step through the unintentional process that led to his 1970s two story colonial home becoming ZERO NET ENERGY and totally GREEN with NO UTILITY OR HEATING BILLS to pay. Can you imagine NOT having heating or utility bills to pay? How would you spend the thousands of dollars you now pay in electricity and heating fuel bills instead? You will learn: ? LOW and NO COST WAYS to DRAMATICALLY REDUCE or ELIMINATE your FUEL and UTILITY BILLS ? How to get Tax CREDITS, REBATES, Energy CONSERVATION CREDITS and FREE STUFF for Residents of New England ? Simple low cost weekend project(s) that can save 20% to 30% of your energy bill ? How $50 and an investment of a couple of hours can cut your energy bill by 15% or more Eliminate Your Household?s Carbon Emissions Help Stop Global Warming

Energy independence A Complete Guide.

Reducing energy consumption and costs is an issue of ever-increasing importance, and European and national legislation aimed at reducing carbon emissions is tightening up minimum energy standards for new buildings as well as those being extended or renovated. Energy-saving measures in the home will, therefore, become ever more cost-effective throughout our lifetimes. This book covers every aspect of the efficient consumption of energy in the home including the following and much more: the position of the dwelling, its method of construction and the materials used; energy rating and the legal framework; insulation and U-values; windows and doors; conservatories, sunrooms and loft conversions; heating and hot-water systems; lighting and making the best use of daylight; ventilation; renewable energy technologies; appliances, gadgets and housekeeping; the wider environmental issues including water economy and recycling. This non-technical book is fully revised and updated to take account of recent legislation and developments in energy efficient products and techniques.

An essential how-to on powering your home with sun, wind, water, and more. For readers wanting to save money-and the planet-by using alternative energy, this book provides everything they need to know. The five basic sources are fully covered: sun, wind, water, earth, and bio. The benefits, what is needed, and whether it will work for a particular home are all carefully laid out in this comprehensive overview: ? Solar energy for home heating, water heating, and electricity ? Wind power, hydrogen, and micro hydro power ? Heat pumps-air, geothermal, and water source ? Heating with wood and going bio