Have you ever heard of micro generation?

This is the key to getting your own electric energy at home and avoiding high energy bills. Yes, rub your eyes and read carefully because what you are going to discover could be very important for you.

First, let me tell you that by this moment thousands of people all around the world have been enjoying what is called by the experts - micro generation - meaning that the energy used in certain households is self-produced.

If you eventually decide to cut your energy expenses (and the emission of greenhouse gases) you need to go basically through 3 steps.

Analyzing the area where you live

The first step is to analyze which suits you better - wind power, solar power, both or none of the above. To do this you can choose the option always available, of DIY, or let other people do it for you. Usually the first option depending on a person could be a bit scary, especially if you don’t know where to start and what to search for. The second option instead is much more reassuring, because you pay other people to do it for you in the hope they will do well.

But, back to the DIY option, with a small effort you can, spending just little time, have your data on the screen of your PC ready for your analysis without spending a cent, just type a couple of key words such as wind or solar data into the browser and you’ll have what you are looking for in a matter of seconds. You’ll find maps, statistics and much more, collected by experts using the top technology, all across the globe...simply amazing!

Choosing the source you want to exploit

OK, now that you are aware of wind patterns, average speed, top speed and so on you should be able to decide if a wind turbine can be installed or not. Same process is true for solar power, once you know the average of solar power radiation in kWh per square meter in your area (once more the data are collected all year round by experts using the best technologies), you’ll be able to decide if solar energy can be exploited in your house to provide electricity.

If it sounds too difficult, long or complicated for you, or you are just too busy to think about it or simply you don’t want to bother yourself, there’s someone who is willing to do it for you in change for your money of course!

OK, let’s suppose you've either done the research process or you have hired someone for it. Now that you are able to decide what renewable source you want to exploit, wind power, solar power or both of them (again you can ask advice from professionals if you prefer) comes the third step, getting what you need.

Finding components

Also for this final step two options are available to choose from:

#1 hire someone, or #2 DIY.

If you choose the first option, the only thing you have to do is contact someone who works in this business, then, just open your pocket, sign a check or... you know what I mean!

You’ve paid, the job is done for you, now sit back and enjoy.

If instead of going for option number 2 you choose the DIY option, you have to continue a little bit in your research to get a plan to build either a wind mill or a solar panel, get the components, assemble them and that’s it. On the other hand, it can be fun or even lots of fun, with less money going out of your pocket - and in the end you can just sit back and enjoy your handmade clean energy and this sense of satisfaction that you always feel when you do something good for yourself and for the others.

Now you are just three steps away from having your own micro-generating power plant at home, you can choose from several options: to have fun or less fun, to spend time or less time, to invest money or less money and so on, but the outcome will be the same - you’ll have your own clean energy that will make you a happier person while saving money and taking care of the environment for good. By now, you know the basics, but you would need to get more detailed information, testimonies from real people that have already tried it, tips and tricks to get to the point with less effort, etc.

The last word is yours!