Got sun? go solar get free renewable energy to power your grid-tied home
| Main Author: | Ewing, Rex A. |
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| Other Authors: | Pratt, Doug. |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Masonville, CO :
PixyJack Press,
2005.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Warm, fuzzy reasons and hard-edged financial reasons for renewable energy
- Net metering
- Why your utility company doesn't want your power
- Volts, amps, watts
- Falling water and electron flow
- AC/DC
- Solar cells
- Silicon
- Life at the P-N junction
- You want batteries with that?
- Sizing your system, system voltage
- Where does everything go?
- Got wind? Turbines, towers
- Cost estimates
- Any financial help out there?
- Permits & paperwork
- Sell high, buy low
- Grid-tie inverters
- Who does the installation? Finding and qualifying a contractor
- Sample schematics
- System sizing worksheet
- Tips on appliances and energy conservation
- Wind map
- Manufacturers, organizations
- State energy offices.