Home Wind Turbines Turn Fashionable in Britain

"I'm in surplus. I am now providing money to the grid," [Donnachadh McCarthy] said with a grin, gesturing at a red light winking on the wall that marks the progress of his domestic power station.

McCarthy is one of 80,000 UK homeowners with their own renewable power generation units. And why not, with B & Q selling them for only £1500? If that's too steep, try the models from Future Energy at only £695 - with the rising cost of power and the potential to actually sell back to the grid, it seems like a solid investment opportunity to investigate. Although McCarthy warns that alternative energy will only go so far in Britain's battle to restrict the emissions causing global warming. "Renewables are not the answer. This is about a range of things that come together. Mainly it's about reducing your need for energy," he said. [GT]

Home Wind Turbines Turn Fashionable in Britain

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