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[evanne]

I have a friend who is an electrical engineer working on one of these for us.

www.instructables.com/id/How-To-Build-A-Bicycle-Generator/

I think it would be amazing to have two. One to power the laptop running livestream, and one to cook and keep us warm and then when not being used for heat to charge people's phones, etc.

How can they call us lazy when we literally work for our power, which is green and non-corporate? It seems like an amazing win situation for us.

[Solus Hospes]

<3 Love love love this idea! Tell him thank you!

[gm0ney]

I've been thinking it would be great to have a teach-in on how to install solar panels and helix wind turbines on houses, how to connect them to house power grid.
Maybe we could then volunteer for habitat for humanity (maybe we should do that as a group anyway) or at least help each other putting them on each other's houses to get off the system.

[evanne]

That is a bloody fantastic idea! Are those things simple to install? How much do they usually cost?

[gm0ney]

I don't know the answers to these questions. We wouls have to talk to an electrician. I know to buy a solar panel unassembled is at least $200. You have to connect it to the house grid, so were talking 60hz/256volts: not fun to play with unless you know what you're doing and I'm sure you would need to pay somebody to get it inspected for it to be legal, and for good reason.
But, if we can get people to help us out with that stuff, we may be able to pitch in and buy or barter for what we need.