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If you want to know more about a solar energy system for your home, we can help.
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Here are guidelines that'll help you turn your home into a solar powered house.
A solar energy system of any size reduces your carbon footprint and protects your home from brownouts and blackouts.
This page offers guidelines that'll help you turn your residence into a solar power home. Whether you're going for the gusto and converting entirely to solar or you want to tie into the existing power grid these tips will get you going in the right direction.
There's way too much information to put it all on one page and besides each of you requires different info depending on whether you intend to build a solar power home from scratch , add a solar energy system to an existing home., tie into the conventional power grid, completely remove yourself from the grid...you get the picture. Just click on the links that apply to your situation and you'll get only the information you need. Some of the links are on this site and others will take you to sites that provide detailed information.
If you've looked at the cost of a photovoltaic array, then I don't have to tell you how important it is to cut every corner that you comfortably can before you size your solar energy system. (Sizing a system is determining how many panels you'll require to run the household)
A well designed solar powered house makes use of as many passive solar techniques as possible to reduce overall energy needs. This in turn reduces the cost of your solar energy system. At least some passive solar concepts can be incorporated in almost every home, even if it's an existing residence.
Use the most energy efficient appliances on the market and add as many passive solar modifications as possible to keep overall costs to a minimum. Also, it makes good sense to power some of your household appliances with natural gas. The dryer, stove top and oven for instance require huge amounts of electricity making them a poor bet for solar power. When it's time to replace your household appliances buy the most energy efficient models available on the market. It'll pay dividends in the long term.
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Wood heat falls into the renewable energy category because trees can be continuously replaced. It may surprise you to know that studies have shown that the amount of pollution released in the burning of wood is more than offset by the positive impact the tree has had while it lived and exhaled oxygen. Of course replanting of trees is necessary to make this true.
A wood burning stove can provide all the heat you require in a well designed solar power home that has used passive solar energy principles to their best advantage. We love the look of our cast iron wood burning stove and have even used it for cooking and humidifying our home.
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Any home can benefit from using solar energy in some form. Solar powered landscape lighting, pond pumps and garden fountains beautify your property without adding a penny to your power bill.
