My Power Bill

Hi, this is the first post in my own blog and I'm sorry it's not about me, that will come as this blog goes on. Here's the deal, I currently live in a one bedroom apartment that is by no means huge and my electric bill is $69 bucks for one month's use. That really irks me because the i know exactly how to cut that down by alot but I don't. All I would have to do is dismantle my planted aquarium.

Those lights are crazy energy suckers. They are two 100w VHO compact flourescents that are 500w equilivants if you know anything about light bulbs. They are on for 12 hours a day everyday, and using a ton of power.

I have been looking for an alternative power source but all have been out of my price and praticality range.

I read the popular run your car on water e-book and it sparked all kinds of ideas in my head. Like: What if I could figure out how to have a generator run on just water all the time in my laurdry room and just plug a power strip into that to run the aquarium or even my whole apartment. That never came to fruition, if anyone in Ohio wants to donate a generator for my experimentation I'd be happy to take it off your hands.

My next idea was to install solar panels on the roof of my building, because I could get away with it. My building is only a one-story building, and I have only one neighbor who could care less. That never happened because after looking into it I found that the upfront cost out weighed the ROI for the term remaining on my lease. I may renew but... Now I have found this, and am very interested in trying it. A windmill and homemade solar panels hooked up to a battery bank seems like a more feasible option for a renter. It could be easily dismantled and moved if needed and would supply some energy.

If anyone out there has any ideas please do not hesitate to express them, that is what I created this blog for. If anyone has implemented any form of "green energy" or done anything "green" and would like to show off or just talk about it, do it here. If anyone has any input on how I can reduce my electricity bill without tearing down my fish tank that advice is even more welcome. Bring it on.