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That’s the thing. I’m thinking of small omnidirectio al wind turbines, drain flow turbines (like the one in the article) or waterwheels for rivers or drain flow, maybe a small solar installation… would love to give it a shot it if it’s viable for a modern suburban household.

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jafea7@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Perhaps check out Robert Murray-Smith’s YouTube channel: youtube.com/@ThinkingandTinkering

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IonAddis@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I would say of all of that, solar is probably the easiest to do for a suburban household. For hydro you’d need land with access to a stream or something, and for wind you might run into local ordinances about noise or the height of the structure or the like, in a suburban area at least.

Speaking of ordinances, given that solar has taken off so much, depending on where you live I have heard you might have to obey local laws about installation of that too?

I am in NO WAY an expert, but as I understand it (assuming I wasn’t misled by my reading), when households are feeding into the electrical grid (instead of just the utility company), an electrical utility worker who is working on something and has turned off power from the power plant coming down their particular line can be surprised/hurt by electricity coming from the residential side of things if it’s feeding into the grid and isn’t supposed to be.

So that’s why areas where solar power on residential homes are regulating solar installs if the electricity from the solar power feeds into the larger grid, so folks working on the lines have a clear idea of what’s being fed into them.

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