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By using home made power you will stop the ever increasing monthly payment to the power company.  How many times have you looked at your energy bill and shaken your head in amazement?  Will it ever stop?  Can’t I catch a break?

Every household is spending a considerable amount of money to pay electricity bills each and every month. Though you take an effort to bring the bills down as much as possible by switching off non essential electrical appliances that consume power, you will never be able to save by a useful margin.  Read more... (778 words, 1 image, estimated 3:07 mins reading time)

Wind is the result of the uneven heating of the Earth by the sun and the fact that temperatures will always be trying to reach an equilibrium (heat is always moving to a cooler area). With the rising price of energy and the damage to the environment from fossil fuels, it is more and more equitable to harvest this renewable resource.

The benefits of wind energy are that it is virtually free (once you purchase the equipment) and there’s no pollution. The disadvantages include the fact that it isn’t a consistent source (the speed varies and many times it is insufficient to make electricity) and it typically requires about one acre of land.  Read more... (942 words, 3 images, estimated 3:46 mins reading time)

Do you consider Wind Power Stocks?  This industry has proven itself and the bugs have mostly been worked out.  Is it time now to see profits soar?

The future of a renewable power resource, wind power, is on the rise. This green, natural source of energy has always been around. In the last seven years the wind industry has grown over 482%. With no end to this rise insight experts expect this renewable power industry to grow another 215% in just the next five years.  Read more... (296 words, estimated 1:11 mins reading time)

Cascade Engineering has entered the renewable energy market with Wind Power for the Office and Home, and help from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. The state funded group has assisted this Grand Rapids plastic company to develop and test out its roof top wind energy system called the Swift Wind Turbines. The fans that turn the turbines were developed with not only the purpose of providing power but doing it as quietly as possible.

On February 20, 2009 Meijer announce it was planning to install 6 of Cascade Swift Wind Turbines on top of it corporate office.  With additional plans to add smaller turbines at two other locations as soon as zoning approval is obtained.  Read more... (276 words, estimated 1:06 mins reading time)

A few years ago I had the great pleasure of working at the Maple Ridge Wind Turbine Project for some Wind Power Companies that have a Joint Venture operation.

I was employed by an area Crane company to work as a Safety Inspector monitoring the setup and operation of the crane as well as OSHA safety monitoring of the contractor’s employees while working on a site-wide blade modification and repair project.

Dawn at Maple Ridge Wind Farm  Read more... (973 words, 12 images, estimated 3:54 mins reading time)