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Another Tutorial on Home Solar Energy

Friday, December 19th, 2008

Image via Wikipedia Another Tutorial on Home Solar Energy You want energy independence. You want to reduce your carbon footprint. You want lower home energy bills. Educate yourself about solar energy and other renewable energy sources. Find out how to incorporate them into your lifestyle. And then do something. Alternate Energy Source gives you the [...]

Home Solar Energy Tutorials

Thursday, December 18th, 2008

Image via Wikipedia Home Solar Energy Tutorials Have you been struggling with understanding how solar energy can be used for your home? Free Sun Power has a basic tutorial that will give you a basic overview of how a solar energy system works. Included in the discussion are solar panels, charge controllers, power inverters, storage [...]

Home Solar Energy Myths – Part 3

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008

Image via Wikipedia Home Solar Energy Myths – Part 3 Today we will talk about the third myth of home solar energy use. 3. Solar energy is inefficient. How efficient is solar energy? Energy efficiency is a delicate balance between economic costs, benefit for the environment, and available supplies. It must be financially affordable, good [...]

Home Solar Energy Myths — Part 2

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

Image via Wikipedia Home Solar Energy Myths – Part 2 Yesterday we began addressing several myths that surround home solar energy use. The first myth was that residential solar power systems are too expensive. Today we move on to myth number two. 2. Solar energy does not work on cloudy days. What about solar energy [...]

Home Solar Energy Myths — Part 1

Monday, December 15th, 2008

Image by clownfish via Flickr Home Solar Energy Myths — Part 1 Going solar steadily grows in popularity. Myths about using solar energy for the home persist. Learning the facts frees you to embrace a clean, abundant, and efficient energy source. Let’s deal with the three myths one at a time. Today we’ll address the [...]

Building an Energy Efficient Home

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

Image via Wikipedia Home Solar Energy – Build it new or retrofit? Going solar for us means retrofitting our existing home. It makes sense to us because we like the house we live in and the house is oriented properly for solar panels. But if you are building a new home, building in energy efficiency [...]

Affordable Solar Within the Next Five Years

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

Image via Wikipedia Affordable Solar Within the Next Five Years Making solar energy affordable to use for my home is my current goal. The current cost of installed solar, running about $10 per Kilowatt, takes my breath away. Currently we are in the energy conservation mode at our house, trying to reduce our daily kilowatt [...]

How to Choose a PV System That is Right for You

Monday, December 1st, 2008

How to Choose a PV System That is Right for You If you’re interested in a PV solar system, you’ll want to consider the following. •    Grid-tie or off grid? If you’re in a remote area, you may need an off-grid system. If power is locally available; however, a grid-tied system will be less expensive. [...]

How Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Systems Work

Friday, November 28th, 2008

Understanding Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Systems Photovoltaic–or PV–systems use the light from the sun to make electricity. There are three ways this electrictiy can be incorporated into your home. Your home can be Grid-tied, grid-tied with battery back up, or off-grid. Grid-Tied With a grid-tied solar system, you can use power provided by your solar system [...]

A Home Solar Energy Thanksgiving

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

How do home solar energy advocates celebrate Thanksgiving? We will work in our garden, bake a turkey, play with college kids home for the holiday, invite friends to celebrate with us, and call family who live far away. While we enjoy family, friends, and good food, we are grateful to our Creator. He gave us [...]

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