| There is a two-fold benefit for utilizing free energy - | | | | energy's initial burst of popularity decades ago. This |
| saving money on utility bills and saving the | | | | type of free energy, saving the environment by not |
| environment. But what is it that I'm talking about | | | | burning fossil fuels, is now being undertaken even by |
| here? Some sort of perpetual motion machine, | | | | do-it-yourselfers who spend little more than one to |
| perhaps? No, of course not - I mean extracting | | | | two hundred dollars on parts, to make a single two |
| energy from free sources such as the sun through | | | | by five foot solar panel which can by itself power a |
| the use of photovoltaic cells ("solar panels"), taking | | | | home PC, and entertainment center, and an |
| geothermal energy from the ground and converting it | | | | air-conditioner all from one panel, as a weekend |
| into usable electricity and heating, and so on and so | | | | project. Just three or four of these could provide |
| forth. So, how are some of these accomplished? | | | | enough power for a small home and at just a tiny |
| Let's go over some info on this... | | | | fraction of the cost that it used to be. |
| Well, first off... we can use the power of the sun, as | | | | Another example of free energy saving the |
| we all know, to extract free energy, saving tons in | | | | environment and utility bill expense is geothermal |
| energy expenses. The best thing about this is the | | | | energy. Pipes driven into the ground under a house's |
| times we live in today - it used to be, back in the | | | | foundation which have water coursing through them |
| early seventies when this technology was first | | | | takes the heat from the ground that transfers to |
| becoming popularized, that it was wildly expensive to | | | | the water and courses it through heat exchangers |
| invest in such energy conservation systems. An array | | | | and heat pump electricity generators. A system like |
| of panels on a solar home roof could cost many | | | | this can also be used in place of a hot water heater |
| thousands of dollars just to power most of the | | | | in some cases, and this is just another example of |
| appliances in a small home, which resulted in its paying | | | | how we can use what the environment already |
| for itself only after so many years later. It did seem | | | | provides for us so freely for our power, and never |
| cost-effective if the topic of time was overlooked. | | | | rely on burning fossil fuels again. This is not only a |
| Nowadays, it's not only a lot less expensive to invest | | | | great way to save on expenses, but to reduce the |
| in this kind of energy conservation efficiency, but the | | | | impact we continue to have on our environment |
| energy output of solar panels has vastly increased | | | | every day. |
| over the many years of development since solar | | | | |