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Spotlight Article:

My Experiences with Solar Electric and Solar Hot Water Systems

An energy management consultant since 1974, Andrew Rudin shares his personal accounts, the good and the bad, with using solar panels to generate electricity and to heat water.

Canada Builds It Right

Author: Elka Karl

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March 02, 2006

A new development in Okotoks, Alberta, Canada, uses seasonal solar storage to heat its homes year-round. [continue reading]

Sacramento's Zero-Energy Home Community

Author: Mike Keesee and Rob Hammon

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March 02, 2006

The first step in designing a zero-energy home is to significantly reduce the home's overall energy use. The rest is fairly easy. [continue reading]

Solar On a Shoestring

Author: Jeff Tiller

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November 01, 2005

Passive solar, solar water heating, and PV are making headway in affordable housing design and construction in North Carolina. [continue reading]

Reality PV

Author: Kurt Scheuermann

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January 01, 2003

Analysis of hourly metered data collected from 19 residential grid-tied PV systems in California helps to answer questions about actual system power output. [continue reading]

Solar Water Heating Up

Author: illiam T. Guiney

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May 01, 2002

A wide range of options exist for ready-to-install, readily certified solar water heating systems. To further heat things up, government and utility incentives are expanding. [continue reading]

Solar Power Rising to a Million Roofs in the Millennium

Author: Jeanne Byrne

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July 01, 1999

In an effort to spark a sustained solar renaissance and cut U.S. emissions of global warming gases, President Clinton in June of 1997 announced an initiative to put solar energy systems on a million U.S. rooftops by the year 2010. [continue reading]

Making Solar Hot Water Affordable

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January 01, 1999

In 1995, a group of agencies in Florida teamed up to bring low-cost solar systems to low-income households so they could save money on their utility bills. [continue reading]