We keep one of those lamps in the window so it's ready for emergencies. Maybe we should try using it as a primary light source in the evenings as a way of keeping the electric bill down.
Your cranking workout has me thinking... Why isn't there more exercise equipment that charges batteries?
A quick google search reveals that there are a couple of companies doing this. But the results sound under-whelming:
If you exercise an hour per day for 30 days at 100 watts per hour, you’re shaving 30 cents per month off your electricity bill.
Better than nothing, I guess.
Wow, that does sound underwhelming. O.o A couple of years back at the 350.org climate march, they had a row if stationary bikes that powered the PA system for the speakers, and that worked, but it was 6-8 people biking at once. :)
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