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Comment by Don Gardner on July 2, 2009 at 3:44pm

Please go check out my new Video. its called "Custom Solar Attic Fan" it just gose to show that even I can do something.

Comment by Dean Youngkeit on June 27, 2009 at 9:44pm

Paraboloid concentrators reflecting to a focal ring will be much more versatile in harvesting solar energy. The polar filament wound structures cost much less per watt of power harvested than silicone wafers. Harvested would be heat, freezing, industrial and home energy, the making of free hydrogen and oxygen even for ocean going vessels and lawnmowers. They have been used to reclaim potable water from sewage during the last trip to the moon. They were produced by NASA JPL Pasadena. The focal ring via a sterling engine ran a linear alternator.

Comment by Jacqueline on June 22, 2009 at 10:50am

AB 560 needs to pass:
Assembly Bill 560 would increase the cap on "net metering," which gives solar customers credit on their electric bill for surplus power they transfer to the utility. Currently, a utility is not obligated to sign net-metering contracts once solar power equals 2.5 percent of its peak electricity demand, a level PG&E is approaching. AB 560 would quadruple that cap, to 10 percent.
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_12620166?source%253Dmost_emailed.26978592730A3B8C7F471EACE0DA4EF2.html
Please spread the word and take action by calling your Representative - requesting the bill be passed. Thanks!

Comment by Jacqueline on June 22, 2009 at 10:49am

AB 560 needs to pass:
Assembly Bill 560 would increase the cap on "net metering," which gives solar customers credit on their electric bill for surplus power they transfer to the utility. Currently, a utility is not obligated to sign net-metering contracts once solar power equals 2.5 percent of its peak electricity demand, a level PG&E is approaching. AB 560 would quadruple that cap, to 10 percent.
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_12620166?source%253Dmost_emailed.26978592730A3B8C7F471EACE0DA4EF2.html
Please spread the word and take action by calling your Representative - requesting the bill be passed. Thanks!

Comment by Jacqueline on June 22, 2009 at 10:39am

AB 560 needs to pass:
Assembly Bill 560 would increase the cap on "net metering," which gives solar customers credit on their electric bill for surplus power they transfer to the utility. Currently, a utility is not obligated to sign net-metering contracts once solar power equals 2.5 percent of its peak electricity demand, a level PG&E is approaching. AB 560 would quadruple that cap, to 10 percent.
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_12620166?source%253Dmost_emailed.26978592730A3B8C7F471EACE0DA4EF2.html
Please spread the word and take action by calling your Representative - requesting the bill be passed. Thanks!

Comment by B. Barley on June 18, 2009 at 3:40am

need off grid energy? I have a plug and play system, all you need are panels and batteries!
www.ogrecontrol.com

Comment by Twyla Baggett on May 18, 2009 at 12:26pm

Thank you everyone for your information on my upcoming solar project. I knew if I took the questions to the experts I would get expert advice. Thank you and I may be calling on some of you very soon.

Comment by Scott Carroll on May 14, 2009 at 5:39pm

Twyla Baggett,

Solar Powering an apartment complex has been done in Poway, Ca at Solara. See:
http://www.housingca.org/nr/news/2008_07_07_urban_land/

Also, if you Google Cooperative Energy Farms and Virtual Net Metering you will be led to KescoEnergy.com.

At Kesco, we applied for a patent on Virtual Net Metering and Cooperative Energy Farms back in 2006. We have been working with legislators and utilities for 4 years now to overcome legal obstacles to Cooperative Energy Farm installations. We are getting close!

Best Regards,
Scott Carroll
Kesco Energy,
Lakeside, Ca.

Comment by Earl Allen Boek on May 14, 2009 at 11:17am

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Comment by WALTER REED on May 14, 2009 at 9:21am

Twyla Baggett

I would first suggest that you consult with an architect schooled and practiced in conservation, solar, green and wind where applicable. There are a hand full of them such as James Chuda, David Noble and few others. The energy saved from the proper design, orientation, material selections, appliances, use of cathodic wells and components would result with as much or significantly more energy than produced by the active solar system. Then, adding the solar system would likely require smaller over-all roof or acreage covered to meet your goal at a great up-front capital cost savings. Take the holistic approach to energy.

Roof top installations of solar would be the least costly as the roof is already the supporting structure for the system. Here is where building design and building layout azimuth orientation is important. The schooled architect would incorporate the solar system so as not to look like an after-thought or add-on system, but rather a blend aesthetically pleasing to the living environment of the complex.

Required capacity exceeding roof area, can be incorporated into parking shelter roof space or even a population of pole trackers in and around the complex. I would initially believe that the system would be photovoltaic for several reasons.

There are large companies such as Sharp and Shell which have software to accurately assess the annual energy of a system designed (or proposed) inclusive of solar insolation at your location - and would do it for free.

I hope that this is helpful,
Walter

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