Renewable Energy at Home
Popular gadget blog Gizmodo has in-depth advice on specific technologies you can use to not only reduce your home’s carbon footprint, but also save you some serious cash in the process. Much of the technology presented does have a big upfront cost, but these have come down quite a bit and Uncle Sam (as well as state governments) are incentivizing like never before.
Green technologies covered include the solar canopy, pictured above, as well as home-sized wind turbines, gray water systems, which re-use spent kitchen and shower water on your lawn, as well as more modest fare like the eco powerstrips that reduce watt leakage during standbye. Useful links include both a Texas utility’s rebate program and Uncle Sam’s. Like DVD players, Plasma TVs and microwave ovens when they were first introduced, the price of green technology starts high but is expected to continue falling – if you’d like to be an early adopter and role model for the rest of us, the government is ready to help you green tech your home and lifestyle.
Image Credit: Solar canopy courtesy Florian Solar Products.
