| Edition |
3rd ed. |
| Description |
xvii, 332 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-320) and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Subject |
Solar houses.
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Photovoltaic power generation.
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Photovoltaic power systems.
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Dwellings -- Power supply.
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| Added Author |
Hughes, David.
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| Added Title |
Solar power for your home |
| ISBN |
9781615640010 |
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1615640010 |
| Standard No. |
NZ1 13232432 |
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AU@ 000045635643 |
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