How To Sell Homemade Power Back To The Grid
The image of homemade electricity as a difficult, expensive, and uneffective option has been corrected by the rising availability of alternate-energy sources, now recognized as valuable investments for almost any individual. Most people, however, do not realize that homemade solar and wind power not only lowers the electric bill, but can actually make money for the owner. Excess homemade power can be returned to the grid using a grid tie inverter. This device converts the electricity from DC to AC and synchronizes the cycles between the home and the grid, allowing power to flow from one to the other. Because electricity flows from higher to lower voltages, it also sustains the home output at a slightly higher voltage than the grid. As a result, the consumer sells any unused power back to the grid. Consumers can also profit by selling renewable-energy credits, earned according to the number of kilowatt hours of electricity sold. They can then sell the credits for an additional profit to utilities, which are required to derive certail amounts of electricity from renewable-energy sources. To find out more about selling homemade power back to the grid, contact a federal or state agency, or a local power supplier.