I have had a pretty good year with the solar business thus far. Therefore, I decided to roll some of this year’s profits into our own Photovoltaic (PV) system. This idea has been batted about before, including as a battery back up for the sump pumps, however, a few things have developed since then.
First of [...]
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Installing our Photovoltaic Solar System, Part I
Happy New Year, enjoy your renewable energy incentives
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 [...]
DIY solar panels, Part II
This is part II of how to make your own solar thermal collector to help offset heating costs this winter. You will need a good south facing wall to mount this collector on. In order to be most effective, the wall should be unshaded between 9 am to 3 pm daily. Some defused sunlight shining [...]
DIY solar panels, Part I
I have been working on this for most of the summer. The problem with solar energy systems is that they are expensive. There is no doubt that a photovoltaic (solar electric) panel will save energy and pay for itself in time, however, the initial outlay of money to purchase and install that panel is more [...]
Say Hello to Miss Information!
Miss Information, week of June 16, 2008
I decided to start a weekly thing called “Miss Information.” Miss Information is used often by people who want you to buy things, some times it is unintentional, other times it is not. As you can see, Miss Information looks good, sounds good, (often too good) and [...]
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