You are moving your family to a vast homestead in the country. You have an excellent start on your prepper plan: a large woodpile, plenty of backup medication, a huge stash of non-perishable food and water filtration tablets, a strong method of home defense.
What plans have you made for alternate energy? It is essential to remove your household from the grid. The following are the top 10 reasons why you should consider using green energy instead.
10) The inevitable energy crisis.
The fossil fuels (coal, gas, and oil) many Americans currently rely heavily on have become very limited resources. One day they will completely dry up. You need to ensure your home’s continued functioning by implementing green energy practices.
9) An energy crisis is critical.
Americans continue to drive around in gas-guzzling Hummers, leave lights on around the clock, and keep television sets running day and night. Once the fossil fuels are gone, panic will ensue.
Cars will not be drivable. People will be at a loss regarding how they should function in this new, powerless world.
8) Water will be in short supply.
Without power, water will no longer magically appear from your kitchen faucet. There are over 300 million people in the United States alone.
While it is usually easy to find a body of water, not everyone has the knowledge or means to ensure this water is properly and safely filtered.
7) The modern oven will no longer cook food.
Most American households are only equipped with electric or gas fireplaces and stoves. Wood-burning fireplaces and stoves have become unwelcome dinosaurs in our modern age.
6) All forms of communication will effectively be cut off.
Most people will not be able to get in touch with loved ones living far away. There are many devices out there that run off of solar or hand-crank power, such as radios, phones, and flashlights.
5) Solar panels are an excellent source of energy.
They are unbelievably easy and fairly cheap to build from scratch with tools and materials you can find at your local hardware store. The guide found here will give you all the information you need to build them.
Solar power can be used as an energy source, it can be used to heat your water, and it can also be used to cook your food. It is clean, free, and readily available.
Just ensure that you have a suitably sized battery bank to store your solar power for nighttime use and cloudy days.
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4) Windmills are a great energy source
Windmills as power generators are another excellent energy source that is easy and cheap to build by using the instructions in this guide. You will need to ensure you have an appropriately sized battery bank to store this wind power for times when the wind is low or not blowing.
3) Hydropower is an effective way of generating home energy.
If you live near a flowing stream of water, you can build a water mill that will provide continuous power.
2) Ever heard of vegetative roofs?
Vegetative roofs are a fairly new enterprise for America, but they have been around for centuries and they offer many benefits to the user and the environment. They provide insulation, reduce rain runoff, and you can even plant a vegetable garden up there. Get rid of those shingles and add some vegetation.
1) Geothermal is a method of using the internal ground energy.
In this technique, fluid is piped through the ground to capture the Earth’s natural heat. It is then piped into a geothermal heat pump located in the house. The pump then uses this energy to heat and cool your house.
These are ten important reasons to convert to green energy. There are many more reasons that can be found with a little research.
In the end, the crucial question is just how ready do you want your home and family to be for an energy deficiency?
