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Summer Energy Efficient Windows

Monday, June 1st, 2009

Image by zz9 via Flickr Summer Energy Efficient Windows Summer in South Texas has arrived. The solar thermal energy heats up our gardens, our cars and our house. Solar thermal on a cold winter day is a welcome treat. Solar thermal energy during summer makes my air conditioner run. Most people frame their energy efficient [...]

Municipal Solar Financing

Monday, March 23rd, 2009

Image via Wikipedia Municipal Solar Financing If you have been watching and eye on solar energy, you have heard about the 30 percent tax incentives provided for solar purchases via a recent economic bailout packages. Although I consider myself a fairly intelligent, literate person, I confess I cannot always follow the labyrinthine paths of government [...]

How Much Energy Does it Take to Dry America’s Clothes?

Monday, March 16th, 2009

How Much Energy Does it Take to Dry America’s Clothes? For those of you in energy conservation mode – or would like to be – here’s an interesting information tid-bit from Kilowatt Ours. Question: How much energy does it take to dry Americans clothes per year? Answer:    Eleven (11) power plants worth! Please join me [...]

Calculating the Solar Energy Price Tag

Monday, March 2nd, 2009

Calculating the Solar Energy Price Tag   What-You-Want-Most Math Solar energy systems, as with other alternative energy systems, carry a hefty price tag. Promoters of these energy saving systems point out the long-term benefits of having such a system installed in a home. These long-term benefits are lower operating costs, low maintenance, and in some [...]

Solar Power – Is It Right For You?

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

Image by reiner.kraft via Flickr Solar Power – Is It Right For You? Do you want a solar powered home? I sure do. Although technology improves and solar panel prices fall, going solar can still be a daunting process. Have you ever wondered if solar power is right for you? Well, Mother Earth News has [...]

Solar Panel Prices Fall

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

Image by muenzer via Flickr Solar Panel Prices Fall USA Today reports some good news in the bad economy. The cost of rooftop solar systems are down 8 to 10 percent since October. Prices on rooftop solar systems are expected to fall another 15 to 20 percent over the course of the year. This is [...]

Home Energy Reduction Progress

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

Image by thingermejig via Flickr Our Home Energy Reduction 2008 Progress This week I paid my last electric utility bill for 2008. As mentioned in Monday’s post we went off our “energy diet” during the holidays, so the monthly bill was higher than usual. Still, in spite of our holiday energy binge, we used fewer [...]

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 [...]

Renewable Energy Politics

Thursday, December 11th, 2008

Image via Wikipedia Renewable Energy Politics What governments do affect us. It’s true. The Incentive Tax Credits (ITC) recently passed can reduce your cost for home solar energy up to 30 percent. This is a better deal than the expiring tax credits which limited tax credits to $2000. But we – the folks concerned about [...]

Will Solar Energy Prices Decline?

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

Will Solar Energy Prices Decline for Home Solar Energy? Those of us moving toward using solar energy for our homes gather around to see what solar prices will be in the coming year. The Wall Street bailout—whether we agree with it our not—brought good news in the form of a promised 30% tax credit for [...]

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