Summary

Efficient Planet is a comprehensive set of diy energy instructions. It’s not just one book, it’s three. It contains 50 pages on efficient living, 51 pages on building your home wind turbine, and 71 pages on making your solar power at home. It would have been the best guide on the market, but it fell short of Earth4Energy by not providing free video instruction.

What we like about it:

1 – Comprehensive Instructions

Efficient planet just became the most comprehensive DIY energy guide on the market. With over 175 pages of fantastic step-by-step instructions and advice that are easy to follow, it is well worth the small price tag of $49.97.

2 – Additional free gifts

When you buy the Efficient Planet guide, not only do you get the plans on how to make your own home solar and wind power system, but also a number of free extras. This is includes a 50 page manual on how to easily save energy at home; and video and audio interviews with other diy fanatics that make their own power at home too.

All customers also get a free copy of “Project Wealthy” – a 12-part home-study course on running your own home business efficiently; and some “undisclosed gifts”

3 – Solid Advice:

A nice feature of the guide, is that it is broken up into 3 parts:

The first guide speaks solely on solar power, with a set of instructions on how to make your solar electric system at home. It also contains information on other solar power options, such as solar air and water heating, and solar roofing.

The second volume focuses on wind power and how to build a home wind turbine. It also exposes 10 common myths about wind power, by giving you the cold, hard facts.

The final part is devoted to showing you how to easily save power at home and thus reduce your power bill. Although we knew most of what it tells you to do, it really complemented the rest of the Efficient Planet series, with the goal of becoming more energy efficient.

Dislikes

1: Lack of video instructions

Just when we were beginning to like the Efficient Planet guide, it fell short of Earth4Energy by not providing video instruction. Many of us struggle to simply read instruction, see a few a diagrams, and then be able to build a working solar or wind power system. We need to see it being built in real-time. So video would have been very helpful.

2: Nothing really unique about it

The Efficient Planet instructions seem very similar to what you get in other diy energy guides. But since the plans actually work, I guess it does not make any them any worse than the other guides. Furthermore, this guide is great value for money with all the complementary gifts you get with it. And that is why I preferred it to Homemade Energy or Homemade Power Plant.

Overall Rating:

Efficient Planet provides some of the most complete, and useful step-by-step instructions on making your own renewable energy and saving power at home. Yes, you will eventually build a working solar and wind power system with the plans, but it will take you a little longer than if you used the Earth4Energy guide (which has free video instruction). The free extras make it well worth the $49.97 price, so it comes in 2nd place.

Tim McDonald is an enthusiastic DIYer that has been living off the grid since June 2008. He recommends you Try Earth4Energy for FREE if you are serious about making your own solar and home wind turbine, saving bucket loads of cash on your electricity bill, and living a greener life.