Electricity with no bill?

I have heard of this before but this vid seems almost do-able. Almost

Well, I have some copper pipe and maybe wire....

Well, first of all the patent would have expired long ago. This story has existed as an internet myth for at least a decade. The science behind it is so simplistic surely people have tried to replicate it?

It would be wonderful if this was true, but...

That's ok though, if sodium battery technology isn't squashed by the utility and energy corporations, it will change everything

Pure fiction! No way a Tesla coil antenna is going to convert electromagnetic radio frequency energy into usable household AC electricity.