Stephanie on May 2nd, 2012

For property owners that enjoy DIY projects, choose among a variety of solar panel kits for eco-friendly homeowners. Many people believe that residential solar panels are too expensive and difficult to install. However, these solar panel kits include everything you need to start generating clean, free solar power: panels, brackets, inverter and charge controllers. With [...]

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Stephanie on August 28th, 2011

Solar pool heaters are an easy-to-install, clean and environmentally friendly way to extend your outdoor pool season.  Many people heat their outdoor pools with natural gas, propane, heating oil or electric heat pumps.  Among these options, heating your pool with solar power is the least expensive option – from initial purchase and installation, to the [...]

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Stephanie on July 16th, 2011

Looking for a comfortable way to rinse off outside after a swim, a run, or a dip in the pool? Have you considered a solar powered outdoor shower?  You can save electricity for a pump and, if you go with one of the models shown above, there is no installation required.  No piping, no contractors, [...]

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Stephanie on January 4th, 2011

If you are in the market for residential solar power, you might have heard about solar panel kits.  The name itself makes it sound like an easy DIY home improvement project.  And for some, going with a solar panel kit is easier than contracting with a solar power company to purchase individual components of a [...]

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Stephanie on June 16th, 2010

Saving energy and money is a snap when you install solar hot water at your home.  Unlike traditional photovoltaic (PV) panels, solar thermal panels are less expensive.  You’ll get your return on investment much more quickly, as well. If you are currently using grid-based electricity or natural gas to heat household water, why not switch [...]

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Stephanie on July 29th, 2009

What is your monthly electric bill?  What if you can have free solar power instead?  Well, you can, and there’s no time like the present to look into photovoltaic solar panels to harness the abundant energy from the sun to power your life. Why solar, and why now?  For starters, the price of solar panels [...]

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Stephanie on April 28th, 2009

Perhaps the easiest way to dip your toe into the solar hot water “pool” if you will, is with a DIY kit.  The return on investment for thermal solar panels is quicker than with PV solar panels: 7 years or less. You’ll start seeing an immediate saving on your utility bills, too.  And, if you [...]

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