00000cam a22000004i 4500 UP-99796217612597031 Buklod 20170918161022.0 a r |||| u| ta 090915s2010 nyuab rb |001 0|eng d 9781615640010 (iLib)UPD-00344411660 DLC DSCI rda eng TH 7414 R36 2010 Ramsey, Dan author The complete idiot's guide to solar power for your home by Dan Ramsey with David Hughes. Complete idiot's guide Solar power for your home Third edition. New York, N.Y Alpha Books [2010] xvii, 332 pages illustrations, map 24 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-320) and index. 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. Solar houses. Photovoltaic power generation. Photovoltaic power systems. Dwellings Power supply. Hughes, David. author. FO UPD DSCI TH 7414 R36 2010 Book