The complete idiot's guide to solar power for your home - Ramsey, Dan; Hughes, David (New York, N.Y Alpha Books, 2010)
Solar basics. Looking into the sun ; Solar power incentives and paybacks ; Financing your solar home ; Building your new solar home ; Retrofitting your home for solar power ; Solar landscaping savings -- Solar energy solutions. solar electric generation and storage ; Wind and water power ; Solar water heating ; Solar space heating -- Solar power systems. Supplemental power systems ; Grid-tie systems ; Off-grid systems ; Emergency power systems ; Portable power systems -- solar power projects. Buying solar systems and components ; Hiring the brightest solar contractor ; Installing your solar power system ; Maintaining your solar power system -- Appendixes. A, Estimating your home's energy needs ; B, Fifty ways to cut your home energy bills right now! ; C, Solar glossary.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-320) and index.
Keywords: Solar houses; Photovoltaic power generation; Photovoltaic power systems; Dwellings -- Power supply