To power your home at a very low cost is the dream of almost everybody.
In powering our homes, there are two options involved.
These are concerned with falling on a company for the supply and generating your own power without any intermediary.
The first option of getting your supply from a company or grid has been with us for a very long time.
The challenge is now with how to generate it yourself.
Going by the grid comes with a characteristic billing of the energy users consume.
A trend which has surfaced in this sector is a continuous increase in the rate of unit charge for electricity.
The alarming part of it is that wages and salaries are not adjusted in the same proportion to make up the difference.
This is really a worry to many.
The second option involves setting up the energy generation unit all by you.
You bear the setting up and installation cost including the running cost like repairs and maintenance.
For this to be possible the rippling effect of the cost involved must be economical to warrant such a venture in the future.
Of most concern now is how to generate the electricity from your own unit.
The popular methods are mentioned below.
Solar Source of Electricity: Solar electric generators are now possible by the use of solar panels.
The panels are fixed at vantage points which will to collect heat energy from the sun as its raw material to produce electricity.
The disadvantage here is that the unit underperforms during rainy seasons.
Wind Source Electricity: Wind turbines are mounted at vantage points to generate electricity.
Simple completed units are now available for all our energy needs.
Like all units that depend on nature for its major raw material- wind- climatic conditions influence the units operation directly.
Hydro Source Electricity: Water turbines are fixed in the way of running water to make them turn fast enough to help generate electricity.
Small units of this system are made possible by the use of running water from pipe lines.
The problem here is that when the water ceases power generation ceases as well.
Magnetic Source Electricity: This is relatively a new technology.
Magnetic power is made to turn shaft to help generate electricity.
The raw materials used for its assemble abound everywhere.
This means the unit can be installed anywhere in the world.
The most interesting news about this unit is that it generates enough energy to turn the shaft and again have excess which is used to power the home.