If you are thinking about installing a solar panel system on your home, you may be wondering whether solar electricity or solar hot water is the way to go. There are probably several factors that you are thinking about: Cost Efficiency Appearance Return on investment Energy savings Tax rebates and incentives Comparing solar electricity (photovoltaic, [...]
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Solar power panels can help you save money and energy. But did you know you can save more energy with solar hot water, too? Solar hot water, also known as solar thermal systems (or solar thermal panels), use energy from the sun to heat water for domestic uses without the need for electricity. For homes [...]
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While a solar powered clothes dryer has been around for centuries – in one form or another – a solar powered washer and dryer runs on solar electricity and can save you money. Miele & Solvis offers a new SmartGrid-ready washer and dryer. Not only do these appliances run on solar power, but the SmartGrid [...]
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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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, [...]
Recently, we learned that the push to install solar panel on the White House (again) might not end well. Although Jimmy Carter had solar panels installed in the 1970s, when Ronald Reagan took office in 1980, the panels were removed and have never been replaced. After a long push by a number of organizations to [...]
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One of the most affordable ways to switch to solar power is with a solar hot water system. Instead of generating electricity, solar thermal panels heat water using sunlight, no matter what the temperature is outside. Solar water heating is perfect not only for residences, but also commercial uses including hotels, car washes, nurseries and [...]
One of the “easiest” ways to go solar without the big upfront expense is to install a solar hot water system. Solar thermal panels, like the ones shown below, are relatively inexpensive and provide “free” hot water after installation. No more energy required to heat water for showering, washing clothes and dishes. A new solar [...]
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All across the “Land of Enchantment” the state of Nevada is shining bright with a solar power future. To the south, near Boulder City, over a million solar panels cover desert lands, generating utility scale solar electricity. Using First Solar panels, the project will generate enough clean electricity to power about 26,000 homes, saving 123,000 [...]
We have blogged several times about solar panels on the White House. What better way for our Commander in Chief to set a green example by going solar? Back in the 1970s, Jimmy Carter had solar panels installed on the White House as part of a solar hot water system. It was a great way [...]
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