Q. Will we actually stop the use of our local electric company?
A.  You will probably still be connected to the grid. So you will appear to still be a customer of the electric company. However, if we put a generator on your property, you will be sending power back to them  rather than taking it from them. In effect, the electric meter will be running backwards. So, even though you would still be connected, you would not owe them any money.

Q.  Who will install the generator?
A.  The generators will be installed by local licensed electricians. The electrician will get any permits that are required.

Q.  Is 26,000 kilowatts per year enough to run everything in my home?
A.  The average all electric home in America uses 2 kW per hour. The 26,000 kW per year is about 3 kW per hour. So we are giving you 50% more than the national average usage. The peak demand for most homes usually does not exceed 10-15 kW. Since the generator will produce 30 kW, peak demand will not be a problem. In fact, the transformer the supplies electricity to your home is probably rated at 30 kva (kilovolt amps) which is the same thing that the generator will be able to produce. Since the average usage for an all electric home is 2 kW and the generator products 30 kW, it actually produces enough energy to service your average demand and 14 of your neighbors.

Q.  What happens if we use more than 26,000 kW per year?
A.  You may have to pay for the excess power that you use. However, the rate would be the same as we charge the electric company. So you would be buying your power at wholesale rates. That is bound to be a better price than you are currently paying.

Q.  Where will the generator be installed?
A.  The generators will probably be installed on a pad outside your house similar to the pad that an external air conditioner would sit on. 

Q.  How big is the generator?
A.  The 30 kW Sundance Generator and Hummingbird motor combination along with ancillary equipment will probably fit on a cement pad that is three feet on each side.

Q.  How loud is the generator?
A.  The generator is quiet and should not make any more noise than your outside air conditioning unit makes.

Q.  Will the generator be safe to get around?
A.  Yes, we plan on having a safety enclosure around it.

Q.  Will the generator produce anything that is harmful?
A.  Some people are worried about the harmful effects of high power electric lines.  The home generators will put out about the same energy as the transformer that services your home can handle.  So, it will have no more harmful effects than the energy that is currently available to your home.

Q.  Aren't there laws that prevent you from selling power back to the electric company? 
A.  No, in fact there is a federal law that was enacted in 1996 that says anyone can be an independent power producer. Anyone can put a generator (diesel, gas, wind, solar) on their house and the electric company must buy back the excess power they produce. It's just that most people don't do this because the costs of these systems is prohibitive.

Q.  If my state has a law against selling power back over the grid from a home generator, how will I get my electricity for free?
A.  You will still receive "free electricity" if cases like this exist when we release the technology. We will take the unit that would have gone on your house and group it with other units from people who are in the same situation. We will then put these units on commercial businesses to supply their electricity needs. If they won't allow us to connect to the grid in these states, then these commercial customers would get all their electricity from us. Then we will take some of the revenue that we make from this commercial electricity sales and pay your electricity bill (up to 26,000 kW per year). 

Q.  I live in a rural area where there are no power lines. Can I still participate?
A.  Yes. We have the ability to send electricity through the air without using any wires. We demonstrated this in our 7/15/2000 technology show. In cases like this, we would put a generator on your site and still get your excess power back to the grid or other neighbor to sell the excess. 

Q.  Why shouldn't I just wait to sign up until the units begin to ship?
A.  There are two compelling reasons to sign up before the technology comes out. First, people will be given "free electricity" in the order in which the sign up. So the sooner you sign up, the earlier you will get it. Second, the price to sign up now is FREE (you may have to pay a few dollars for the shipping, handling and processing fees). Once the technology ships, the price to sign up may go up to a $1000 or more. So a small risk today could pay big dividends in the future. After all, a few dollars is less than most people spend for dinner and a movie. Yet most people spend over $1000 per year on electricity.

Q.  Will I ever be able to buy a home unit?
A.  No, Innovative Technologies will always own the equipment. We will pay for the maintenance and upkeep. But it should not matter as you will get the use of the equipment for free.

Q.  Can I sign up to get a unit on the house that I rent?
A.  Yes, but you have to have the permission of the home owner.

Q.  Can I sign up to put units on the rent houses that I own?
A.  Yes.

Q.  Can I sign up for more than one unit on my home?
A.  No, the only means of making money we have from this project is to sell the excess power commercially over the grid. Each home unit will produce as much energy as the typical transformer that services a home can handle. We would not be able to send any of the power from the second unit back over the grid. So we cannot permit more than one home unit per address. 

Q.  Can I sign up to put a unit on my apartment?
A.  No, Innovative Technologies considers apartment complexes to be commercial properties. So, we are not permitted to sign up apartment dwellers.

Q.  Can I sign up to put a unit on my town house or condo?
A.  Yes, so long as there is an independent electric meter for the home.

Q.  Can I sign up to put units on my business?
A.  No. We are only allowing these units to be put on residences. We may have a program in the future for commercial users. Say tuned to this web site for late breaking news.

Q.  Can I sign up if I'm not connected to the electric grid?   
A.  Yes. This normally happens in rural area where there are no power lines near by. In cases such as this, we will attempt to sell power to the neighbors around you that are also not connected to the grid. We have a technology that allows us to move power through the air without using power lines. This is a technology that was invented by Nicola Tesla in the late 1800s. We know how to use this technology and we demonstrate this on the 2 hour video available on this site.

Q.  What happens if the generator breaks down?
A.  First of all, it is very unlikely that the equipment will break down completely. The thing that usually fails on a generator are the windings. As a generator is used, the windings heat up and will eventually will break. With most generators, when the windings break the entire unit is usually replaced. But the Sundance generator has the windings in 30 separate modules. If one module breaks, the generator will continue to produce plenty of power for your home. The broken module can be replaced while the generator continues to produce power. 
Secondly, in the event of a complete equipment failure, you will still be connected to the grid and you will still have power available. If the generator fails, you will have to call ITEC (International Tesla Electric Company, Innovative Technologies Partner will operate the electric business). They will send someone to repair the equipment. We will have an incentive to repair it quickly since we don't make any money while the unit is broken. Innovative Technologies will also pay for the electricity you use from the electric company while our equipment was not working.  

Q.  What happens if I move before the generator is installed?
A.  Innovative Technologies needs to know about any change of address that has occurred since you signed up for “free electricity”. If they don’t know about the change, they will not be able to locate you to install your “free electricity” generator. To notify us of the change, send us a letter with the new contact information and $1. The contact information should include: name, installation address, mailing address (if different), home phone number, work phone number. We will change our records and forward the information to Innovative Technologies along with the dollar. Innovative Technologies requires the dollar to cover their administrative costs for the address change. Innovative Technologies will send you a new Letter of Confirmation for the new address. If the $1 is not included, the address change will not be processed.

Q.  If I move can I take the generator with me?
A.  Yes, but Innovative Technologies would have to be kept fully informed. You would also have to pay the expense of having it uninstalled, shipped and reinstalled.

Q.  If I die can my family still receive "free electricity"?
A.  Yes, if you should pass away (we pray that this will not happen), your heirs can have the registration passed to them. They would need to send a letter to us containing the heir’s name, address, etc. and they must include a copy of the death certificate. We will pass this information on to Innovative Technologies who will register the heir in place of the deceased. There will be no charge for making this change.

Q.  When can we expect the units to begin shipping?
A.  This is perhaps the most frequently asked question and the most difficult to answer with any precision. At this point, it appears that most, if not all, technical issues for the home units have been resolved. USCA plans to begin shipping the home units when we have 1.6 million people signed up to receive "free electricity". We are not sure how long it will take all the USCA dealers to sign this many people up, but we hope it can be done within a year. This timeframe is our best estimate based upon current progress and it is not a commitment to a date.

Q.  With all the power problems in California, wouldn't now be the ideal time to release the technology?
A.  California’s power problems have been in the news a lot lately. Some of you may think that these problems are the perfect window of opportunity for us to come out with our technology. You may think that if we did release the technology now that we would be heroes. We do not think that is what would happen. We think that there may, in fact, be no power shortage in California. If we are right, then we would not be welcomed with open arms as you believe. So we will stick to our guns and only release the technology once we have 1.6 million people signed up.
      Let me explain. As you know, California’s legislature passed an energy deregulation law a while back. What the law did was separate power producers (operate power plants) from power distributors (supply power to end customers). The price producers can charge was not regulated but the price the distributors can charge remained regulated. The producers began to jack up their prices while the distributors could not. Several distributors appear to be in financial trouble as a result of this scheme. 
      Many people are bad mouthing the “greedy” power producers and saying that this proves that free market ideas do not work. But let’s analyze this situation. The power producers have a perishable product (you cannot store electricity) which must be used when it is created. The producers have a limited and captive market (the distributors) for their product. The producers know that they cannot charge the distributors more for the power than the distributors can sell it for. The producers know that if they did this it would bankrupt their limited customer base (the distributors). The producers are not so foolish as to bankrupt their only customers because they know that soon they too would be in financial trouble. 
     We think there is another agenda at work here. We think the real agenda is to call for additional legislation to regulate the price the producers can charge. Also we believe that we may be the main motivation of this scheme. 
     A few years ago, the most expensive part of electricity was producing it. The cost to distribute power was lower than the cost to produce it. Now the electric companies want us to think that distribution is the most expensive element. The reason that this shift has occurred is at least partially due to the national electric grid system. Power can now be produced in one part of the country and sold in another part. Every company that owns a piece of the grid between the production site and the point of consumption is paid Transmission and Distribution (“T&D”) fees to move the power. 
     This has created a system where power can be produced in out of the way places that are often near coal mines. Many of these locations are sparsely populated and so the people in these locations care more about the jobs that the mines and power plants create than they care about the environmental impact of these businesses. As the power is moved from the production site to the point of consumption, the prices go up due to multiple T&D charges being added by each company that helps move the power. This results in high electric rates in places like New York, San Diego and Chicago. But it also creates a golden opportunity for us. We can come to these places and produce the power right where it is used while not polluting the environment and undercutting the prices currently being charge. We can charge a premium and still undercut the current suppliers because we have no ongoing operating costs. 
    California leads the nation in many new trends. The opposition believes that if they can get legislation to put a cap on the producer’s prices then they will close a door that is currently open to us. They believe they will be able to more easily control our growth and our profits. If they are doing this to cramp our style, then we are not at all concerned. We believe we are in the drivers seat because we have a huge technical advantage that allows us to produce the power with no operating cost. There are other reasons why we remain confident that we are not permitted to discuss.

Q.  What will happen on the day the technology is released?
A.   We currently plan on installing 100 demo units on houses across America on the same day. All 1.6 million people who have been registered will be invited to see one of these units working. At that  point, all of them will KNOW that the technology works. Each of them will also be invited to sign up 9 of their friends and/or family members at a cost of perhaps $1000 or more. This will get an additional 14.4 million people registered. We expect that these additional people will be registered very quickly. This would mean that a total of 16 million people will be registered. Once 16 million have been registered, no additional people registrations will be accepted.

Q.  When can I expect to begin receiving "free electricity"?
A.  It is very difficult to answer this question directly. The answer depends upon a lot of factors including: when we start manufacturing, how many units can manufacture in a given period of time, our ability to get the components we need to manufacture the units. Many of these factors are outside of our control. The one factor that is under your control is when you sign up. The units will be delivered on a first come, first served bases. The people who sign up early will get units before those who sign up later.

Q.  Does USCA have the money to manufacture these units?
A.  We have several sources for the money to manufacture. The primary source for funds would be our own business and revenue stream. The day that the technology is released, the initial 1.6 million registered people will have the chance to sign up nine of the family and/or friends at a cost of perhaps $1000 or more. This would mean that an additional 14.4 million people would be registered and it would also raise perhaps $14.4 billion dollars for manufacturing. This amount of money would build 1.6 million home units. From this point, we could finance the manufacturing of the remaining home units from the profits from electricity sales. The second source of funds is to finance the manufacturing of the machines through traditional lending sources such as banks. 

Q.  How many companies will manufacture  these units?
A.  We currently have 200 companies that want to manufacture "free electricity" technology. In addition to this, each of the 2000 USCA dealers has the right to become an manufacturer for any of USCA's products. We expect that manufacturing 16 million units will create a lot of jobs in a lot of companies.

Q.  Even if USCA has the technology figured out, isn't it possible that politics will stop you from distributing the units?
A.  Yes. In fact we believe that this is the most difficult problem that we may face. The groups that currently produce power in this country represent a very powerful political force. Many public officials are beholding to these groups. To overcome this force will be difficult. However, we believe that we can form our own grass roots support base by signing lots of people up to receive "free electricity". We are very busy signing people up all across America. We plan to sign up 1.6 million people before we begin to release the home units. We believe this will give us the support base  we may need.

Q.  Isn't USCA claiming to have a perpetual motion machine?
A.  No, not the way a scientist would mean it. My dictionary defines perpetual motion as "the hypothetical continuous operation of an isolated mechanical device or other closed system without a sustaining energy source". Based upon this kind of definition, most people believe that perpetual motion is impossible. My dictionary defines perpetual as "1. lasting for eternity, 2. lasting for an indefinitely long duration". We don't know if anything lasts for eternity since we have not gotten to the end of eternity yet (as if we ever will). But, we do expect our Hummingbird motor and Sundance generator to meet this second definition, run for an "indefinitely long duration". We (and I suspect you) are not so concerned about eternity as we are concerned at this point about what happens while we are alive on this earth. It is obvious from nature that as long as you have a perpetual (long running) energy supply that perpetual energy (long running) is possible. For example, our sun has certainly been shinning bright for a long time and we expect it to continue to do so for a long time in the future. Gravity is another force that seems to still be working.  Permanent magnets also seem to work for a long time. None of these may be perpetual motion in the strict scientific sense but from a practical standpoint they are perpetual.  We are using very powerful permanent magnets in the both the motor and generator. Did you every wonder what makes a permanent magnet stick to your refrigerator? How long will the permanent magnet stick to the refrigerator? Won't it stick up there permanently or at least a very long time? The best scientists cannot fully explain why this happens. We are saying that we have  figured out how to harness some of the energy in permanent magnets. And we are saying that we have a combination of technologies that will run for a long time in a closed loop (no outside energy). 

Q.  Isn't Innovative Technologies claiming that the Hummingbird motor breaks the laws of energy conservation which say you can't get more energy out of something than you put into it?
A.  No, we are not claiming this. We are saying that we are getting more energy out of the Hummingbird motor than electricity that is put into it. We are also saying that current measurement technology is inadequate to measure all the energy that is coming from the permanent magnets in the motor. No one knows how to fully measure the energy output by a permanent magnets.  We can measure the strength of magnets but not how much energy they give up. It is obvious that the permanent magnets must be giving up energy but it is not obvious why their source of power seems to be renewable.

Q.  Isn't "free electricity" technology impossible?
A. Well, people have been saying that all kinds of things were impossible that we now know are quite possible. Think about the things that we take for granted that 100 to 200 years ago would have seemed impossible.  This list would certainly include television, radio, VCRs, automobiles, airplanes, space travel, lasers, atomic energy, atomic bombs, internal combustion engines. This list could go on for pages. Even the Wright brothers flew their airplane for five years before the media would pay any attention to them. 

Q.  What do you say to someone that thinks "free electricity" technology is impossible?
A.  That is a difficult questions to answer with certainty. But I'll share some of my thoughts. Many people do not think for themselves. We are accustomed to accepting "sound bite" answers and platitudes and never questioning them. For example, one that we've all heard, "if it sounds too good to be true then it probably isn't true". This is the first thought that many people have when they hear what we are offering. They usually cease all independent thought once they have the thought. They never stop to think that many of the modern conveniences we take for granted today seemed impossible just 100 to 200 years ago. Another common thought that people have is "that's impossible". They never stop to think that in order to know for sure that something is impossible implies that you have all knowledge. If you don't have all knowledge (an I don't know any human that does), then you can't say for sure that something is impossible.
    So before someone dismisses "free electricity" as "impossible" or "too good to be true", I would encourage them to look at the evidence we offer (on this web site, and in our Public Awareness products). They should put their brain in gear and weigh the evidence that is available. Then they can make a decision for themselves. If they wait until everyone has a home unit or until the media tells them it is OK, they may miss out on a great opportunity. The future belongs to those who see an opportunity before it is obvious to everyone else.

Q.  Isn't your offer of "free electricity" just another scam?
A.  No. We are honest people attempting to do the impossible (at least what the scientists have said is impossible). Some people say that since we have been working on this problem for such a long period of time and haven't manufactured a "free electricity" machine yet that it must be a scam. It's true that we have been working on the problem of "free electricity" since 1987. Because we are trying to do the impossible,  it might take a little longer than we originally thought. How long has Jerry Lewis been raising money to cure Muscular Dystrophy? Jerry has raised hundreds of millions of dollars for research (far more than we have had available). They haven't cured the disease yet but no one calls them a scam. The same thing could be said for the National Cancer Society and lots of other organizations that are working on hard problems. 
   

Q.   What do you say to people that claim your just going to take the money you make on selling the Public Awareness products and never deliver "free electricity"?
A.   The amount of money that we earn from selling the information products (Public Awareness Kit, etc), is just too little money to a motivating factor. If money were my sole motivation, I could make more by going back to the corporate world in the short term. If people think we are making a fortune by selling these Public Awareness products then they are just plain wrong. But we keep going forward with an eye to the future. We are also motivated by the idea of bringing out "free electricity" and many other technologies that will greatly benefit mankind. But "free electricity" alone would be enough motivation. Imagine a world where there were no coal/natural gas/oil/nuclear power plants to pollute the environment. All electric power can be produced without polluting the environment at all. Also imagine a world where all our cars were  powered by an electric motor that did not pollute the environment. Don't get me wrong. I'm not an environment whacko, a tree hugger or a worshipper of "mother earth". But if there is a technology that can solve some of our pollution problems then I think we should use it.