generator (of electricity)

a current american obsession seems to be discussing the need to reduce "dependence on foreign oil". some want to replace this on dependence on domestic oil. what about dependence on domestic renewable energy? or better yet, producing energy locally, independently, and renewably?

generating solar energy is considered ("prohibitively") expensive with high initial investment. how about wind? this can be produced with little upfront costs.

before creating the blades, you need a generator. i made one with a couple of small magnets which spin around inside a coil of wire (18 gauge, wound 22 times around).

connected to a voltmeter, i produced .06 volts of AC. a long way to go still...