Homeowners guide to energy independence : alternative power sources for the average American /

Woodside, Christine, 1959-

Homeowners guide to energy independence : alternative power sources for the average American / Energy independence Christine Woodside - Guilford, CT : Lyons Press, c2006 - xix, 178 p. : ill. ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-170) and index

The situation today : oil rules -- Demystifying solar energy -- Wind generators at home -- Other new technologies : hydrogen fuel cells, biodiesel fuel, and geothermal heat pumps -- Heating with wood -- Harnessing a backyard stream : micro-hydroelectric systems -- -- Alternative cars -- Conservation : not a new idea -- Conservationtips -- An appliance manifesto

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Dwellings--Energy conservation
Electric power production
Dwellings--Electric equipment
Ecological houses

TJ163.5.D86 / W674 2006