Worried about your power bill as you try to keep temperatures down this season? Why not use passive solar to cool down this summer? Instead of cranking the air conditioning, you can employ a few simple measures to minimize the heat inside. Passive cooling requires little more than planning ahead and maybe some minor landscaping [...]
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Take a look at this picture, and then tell me whether you’d buy a home with solar panels: Yes, I agree. Solar panels are not necessarily the most attractive feature of this otherwise beautiful home. However, did you know that homes with solar panels sell faster than those without? That’s right, according to a 2010 [...]
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Have you heard about solar roofing shingles? Instead of regular asphalt shingles, you can literally cover your roof with materials that can generate free solar electricity while providing shelter. Solar shingles look like “regular” roofing materials, but include photovoltaic (PV) film covering that can absorb sunlight and convert it to solar power you can use [...]
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When it comes to home solar power, many people are concerned about two questions: (1) how much does it cost and (2) how much solar energy do you need for your home? The Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates that a residential solar installation should be 5-7 kilowatts (kW) in size to generate the approximately 920 [...]
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