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Got sun? go solar : Get free renewable energy to power your home

by Ewing, Rex A. frey50
Additional authors: Pratt, Doug.
Edition statement:1st ed. Published by : PixyJack Press, (Masonville, CO :) , 2005 Physical details: 159 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. ISBN:0965809870 (pbk.); 9780965809870 (pbk.).
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 146-148) and index.

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.

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