Solar Power Your Home For Dummies®, 2nd Edition
by Rik DeGuntherFormat: eBook
Pub. Date: 2009-12-01
Publisher(s): For Dummies
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Summary
The bestselling alternative energy reference book in North America now in an updated editionWant to take advantage of solar power in your home? Whether you're looking to save on your energy costs by adding a few solar components or you want to build a solar-powered house from the ground up, Solar Power For Dummies, 2nd Edition takes the mystery out of this energy source and shows you how to put it to work for you!This new edition gives you hands-on tips and techniques for making your home more energy-efficient though solar power and helping the planet at the same time. Plus, you'll get all the latest information on changes to federal, state, and local regulations, laws, and tax incentives that seek to make solar-power adoption more feasible. Expanded coverage of the technology that underpins full-scale solar-power systems for the home New small- and mid-sized solar products, projects, and applications Rik DeGunther is a design engineer who started his own energy consulting firmFeaturing ten of the easiest and cheapest DIY solar projects, Solar Power For Dummies, 2nd Edition is the fun and easy way to meet your energy needs with this clean power source!
Table of Contents
| Introduction | |
| Playing the Energy Game | |
| Helping the World through Solar Power | |
| Surveying Your Household Energy Efficiency and Use | |
| Making Your Home Energy Efficient | |
| Understanding Solar - Just the Facts, Ma'am | |
| Working with Solar Basics | |
| Evaluating Your Solar Potential | |
| Calculating Payback on Your Solar Investment | |
| Installing Your Solar System | |
| Applications Aplenty: Projects from Small to Large | |
| Digging In to Landscape Projects | |
| Jumping In to Small Projects with Big Results | |
| Heating and Purifying Water | |
| Diving In to Swimming Pool Projects | |
| Supplementing Your Domestic Water Heater | |
| Breezeway: Directing Wind within Your House | |
| Solar Pumps, Wind Power, Hydro Power, and Batteries in Applications | |
| Glass Houses (and Plastic, Too): Greenhouses and Sunrooms | |
| Exploring Full-Scale Photovoltaic Systems | |
| Taking a Close Look at Photovoltaic Systems | |
| Is a Full-Scale PV System Worth the Investment? | |
| Divorcing the Grid: Going Solo with Solar Power Systems | |
| Do It Yourself or Contract Out? | |
| Finding the Cash to Get the Job Done | |
| Buying, Selling, and Building a Solar Home | |
| Building a Solar Home from the Ground Up | |
| Buying and Selling a Solar Home | |
| The Part of Tens | |
| Ten Best Solar Investments | |
| Ten or So Best Do-It-Yourself Projects | |
| Ten Cheap Solar Projects and Devices | |
| Ten or So Worst Solar Mistakes | |
| Index | |
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