Posted: 06 - August - 2009 at 08:50 | IP Logged

I don't know if you could call it a scam.

But the common opinion seems to be that it is an overpriced book with no real new information.

Do a google or yahoo search on "power4home"

Posted: 06 - August - 2009 at 10:10 | IP Logged

"How does it work?"

• So you start with the Solar Panel with looks like around 120W and retails around $500, but somehow the site says you can build it for $125 with parts from a hardware store. Even better, that apparently includes the construction of a grid tie inverter (retails around $2000) because he claims you can hook it up to your home electricity and run your meter backwards.
• Next there's the $50 windmill. Perhaps you could pull that off, but there's no way you could create anything of appreciable wattage or expect to include a charge controller with it.
• How to get brand new batteries... free! Enough said.

There's plenty of information available on the web if you're interested in producing your own power. When someone suggests it can be done at prices like those listed on the site, though, it's a scam.