The complete idiot's guide to solar power for your home
By: by Dan Ramsey with David Hughes
Contributors: Hughes, David
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Alpha Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 332
ISBN-13: 9781615640010
Other titles: Complete idiot's guide; Solar power for your home
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-320) and index.
Table of contents: title: 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; title: Solar energy solutions. solar electric generation and storage ; Wind and water power ; Solar water heating ; Solar space heating; title: Solar power systems. Supplemental power systems ; Grid-tie systems ; Off-grid systems ; Emergency power systems ; Portable power systems; title: solar power projects. Buying solar systems and components ; Hiring the brightest solar contractor ; Installing your solar power system ; Maintaining your solar power system; title: Appendixes. A, Estimating your home's energy needs ; B, Fifty ways to cut your home energy bills right now! ; C, Solar glossary.