Free Electric Power Alternatives

Free Electric Power | Residential Generators

Getting free electric power from a residential generator poses some concerns about noise and potential pollution (depending on the power requirements of the generator). So let us assume then that any dirty energy source is simply out of the question; the alternatives for being able to generate free electricity narrow down to only a few contenders.

Alternative Electrical Power

Motionless Electromagnetic Generator:

A Motionless Electromagnetic Generator is built on the principle of perpetual motion. Magnets theoretically create enough force/energy through the laws of attraction and repulsion to power this type of generator. Nice theory, and sadly that is all it is. You will find plenty of products promising to teach you to build a magnetic generator to power your home; this sounds like an ideal green solution but it is nothing more than a science project (a real cool one mind you).
These products do not offer value for the cost. Here is a link to one of these products Magniworks.

For example, the Magniworks product (an e-book) basically contains mostly stuff on solar and wind power with a little magnetic generator section. You can kind of get one going, so it is a super cool science project, but it will never power your home despite it’s claims to the contrary.

Build Your Own Solar Panel or Homemade Wind Generators

Build your own solar panel and/or wind generator with the help of a professional quality guide. Earth4Energy is a well respected product that has been featured in the news, on TV and all over the Internet. It works and it is very easy to follow and implement.

Solar or Biomass Generator:

Solar power obviously harnesses the power of the sun, while biomass harnesses the energy inherit in the decomposing process. Both forms of energy offer real world solutions. So much so that a generator is unnecessary because these forms of energy can create substantial power (enough to directly power a home).

Free Electric Power | Solar Panels

Solar panels are one of the leading ways in which to generate free electric power and live off grid. They are very expensive to purchase, but not that expensive to build. A small solar panel system can cost less than $200 in parts and potentially cover up to %50 of small home energy consumption. Several of these would enable you to live independently of the electrical grid.
Both Canada and Australia have programs that pay you to feed electricity back into the grid. Imagine someone paying you for your electricity!

CANADA
Ontario allows net metering for up to 500 kW, however credits can only be carried for 12 consecutive months. Should a consumer establish a credit where they generate more than they consume for 8 months and use up the credits in the 10th month then the 12 month period begins again from the date that the next credit is shown on an invoice. Any unused credits remaining at the end of 12 consecutive months of a consumer being in a credit situation are cleared at the end of that billing.

Areas of British Columbia serviced by BC Hydro are allowed net metering for up to 50 kW. At each annual anniversary the customer is paid 5.4 Cents per kWh if there is a net export of power. Systems over 50 kW are covered under the Standard Offer Program. FortisBC, which serves an area in South Central BC, is currently studying the implementation of net metering. The City of New Westminster, which has its own electrical utility, does not currently allow net metering.

AUSTRALIA
Australia's "feed-in tariff" is actually net metering, except that it pays monthly for net generation at a higher rate than retail, with Environment Victoria Campaigns Director Mark Wakeham calling it a "fake feed-in tariff". A feed-in tariff requires a separate meter, and pays for all local generation at a preferential rate, while net metering requires only one meter. The financial differences are very substantial.

From 2009, Victoria householders will be paid 60 cents for every excess kilowatt-hour of energy fed back into the state electricity grid. This is around four times the current retail price for electricity.

Commencing in Queensland 2008, the Solar Bonus Scheme pays 44 cents for every excess kilowatt-hour of energy fed back into the state electricity grid. This is around three times the current retail price for electricity.