Let me be the first to proclaim “HAPPY NEW YEAR!” And good riddance to 2008!
Of course, not all of 2008 was doom and gloom. One of the bright spots is congress extended (to 2016) and improved the federal tax rebates for renewable energy systems. As of January 1st, the federal tax rebate is 30% of [...]
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Happy New Year, enjoy your renewable energy incentives
Solar Hot Water Energy Savings
My Solar Hot Water System has been on line for one year now. I thought I’d post some results on the energy savings thus far:
Before the solar hot water system was installed, we used on average 32 kWh/day. This is a three year average and it was pretty consistant. Now that we generate most of [...]
A good solar day
Today was a very good solar day. Not a cloud in the sky, 75 degrees out side and a full solar tank of cold water because it has been cloudy the last week or so. This afternoon, around 2 pm I tiptoed down to the basement to see how things were going. [...]
Solar Hot Water part IV
Update: The larger pump did the trick. Yesterday (a nice sunny day) the temperature in the bottom of the solar tank was 120 degrees when I got home. This is about where I thought it should be all along. I will start to calculate my electric savings now. In a few [...]
Starting my solar business
Update: And bump. And the logo design winner is:
I had something a little different with the text, then one without, but that is the basic logo design. I like it. Now it is time to get the business cards printed, etc etc.
I now return you to your regularly scheduled blogging…
Holiday’s are [...]
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