>>I also had an idea to somehow harness the power of the tide on the small scale - had a few things in my mind on how that could be accomplished - and now my wife heard that someone is doing it. Cool.
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>I make my own windmills and have panels up and a battery bank to store the energy. Also a charge controller and inverter. I buy bits and pieces as I can afford to add them to the system and move circuits off the grid as the capacity increases. You can do it too. Here is a website that has helped me a lot. There are a few uppity folks on the discussion board. Just ignore them and enjoy the information. URL http://www.otherpower.com

Thanks - duly bookmarked. Sounds promising.