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PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

ISBN-100470596783

ISBN-139780470596784

eBay Product ID (ePID)78660725

Product Key Features

Edition2

Book TitleSolar Power Your Home for Dummies

Number of Pages416 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2010

TopicSustainability & Green Design, Power Resources / Alternative & Renewable

IllustratorYes

GenreTechnology & Engineering, Architecture

AuthorRik Degunther

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight19.2 Oz

Item Length9.1 in

Item Width7.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2009-941925

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal690.8370472

Table Of ContentIntroduction. Part I: Playing the Energy Game . Chapter 1: Helping the World through Solar Power. Chapter 2: Surveying Your Household Energy Efficiency and Use. Chapter 3: Making Your Home Energy Efficient. Part II: Understanding Solar -- Just the Facts, Ma'am. Chapter 4: Working with Solar Basics. Chapter 5: Evaluating Your Solar Potential. Chapter 6: Calculating Payback on Your Solar Investment. Chapter 7: Installing Your Solar System. Part III: Applications Aplenty: Projects from Small to Large. Chapter 8: Digging In to Landscape Projects. Chapter 9: Jumping In to Small Projects with Big Results. Chapter 10: Heating and Purifying Water. Chapter 11: Diving In to Swimming Pool Projects. Chapter 12: Supplementing Your Domestic Water Heater. Chapter 13: Breezeway: Directing Wind within Your House. Chapter 14: Solar Pumps, Wind Power, Hydro Power, and Batteries in Applications. Chapter 15: Glass Houses (and Plastic, Too): Greenhouses and Sunrooms. Part IV: Exploring Full-Scale Photovoltaic Systems. Chapter 16: Taking a Close Look at Photovoltaic Systems. Chapter 17: Is a Full-Scale PV System Worth the Investment? Chapter 18: Divorcing the Grid: Going Solo with Solar Power Systems. Chapter 19: Do It Yourself or Contract Out? Chapter 20: Finding the Cash to Get the Job Done. Part V: Buying, Selling, and Building a Solar Home. Chapter 21: Building a Solar Home from the Ground Up. Chapter 22: Buying and Selling a Solar Home. Part VI: The Part of Tens. Chapter 23: Ten Best Solar Investments. Chapter 24: Ten or So Best Do-It-Yourself Projects. Chapter 25: Ten Cheap Solar Projects and Devices. Chapter 26: Ten or So Worst Solar Mistakes. Index.

SynopsisA new edition of the best-selling guide to solar power Want solar power in your home? Whether you're looking to save on energy costs by adding a few solar components or you want to build a solar-powered house from the ground up, this friendly guide takes the mystery out of this energy source and shows you how to put it to work for you! Plus, you'll get all the latest updates on changes to federal, state, and local regulations, laws, and tax incentives that make solar-power adoption more feasible. Understanding why solar is king find out how you can put solar power to use to reap financial rewards, lessen your carbon footprint, and gain independence from fossil fuels Here comes the sun learn to evaluate your solar potential, plot your sun charts, calculate payback on your investment, and install your solar system Practical applications get easy-to-follow information on how to use solar energy in a variety of projects inside and outside your home Exploring full-scale photovoltaic systems discover the benefits of powering your home with a PV system, understand how the system works, and find out how to install one Building, retrofitting, and selling get practical guidance on building a solar-powered home from the ground up, installing solar in an existing home, and selling your solar home Open the book and find: Tips on surveying your household energy efficiency and use Ways to evaluate your solar potential Small- and medium-sized DIY projects Advice on analyzing solar investments An introduction to building codes and regulations Ways to take advantage of your lot's features Information on installing PV systems The ten best solar investments, The bestselling alternative energy reference book in North America--now in an updated edition Want to take advantage of solar power in your home? Whether you're looking to save on your energy costs by adding a few solar components or you want to build a solar-powered house from the ground up, Solar Power For Dummies, 2nd Edition takes the mystery out of this energy source and shows you how to put it to work for you This new edition gives you hands-on tips and techniques for making your home more energy-efficient though solar power--and helping the planet at the same time. Plus, you'll get all the latest information on changes to federal, state, and local regulations, laws, and tax incentives that seek to make solar-power adoption more feasible. Expanded coverage of the technology that underpins full-scale solar-power systems for the home New small- and mid-sized solar products, projects, and applications Rik DeGunther is a design engineer who started his own energy consulting firm Featuring ten of the easiest and cheapest DIY solar projects, Solar Power For Dummies, 2nd Edition is the fun and easy way to meet your energy needs with this clean power source, Whetherreaders are looking to add a small solar component to provide amodest contribution to their home energy needs, build a new homepowered completely by solar panels or do anything in between, thisupdated, revised and expanded title provides detailed answers toall of their questions., The bestselling alternative energy reference book in North America--now in an updated edition Want to take advantage of solar power in your home? Whether you're looking to save on your energy costs by adding a few solar components or you want to build a solar-powered house from the ground up, Solar Power For Dummies, 2nd Edition takes the mystery out of this energy source and shows you how to put it to work for you! This new edition gives you hands-on tips and techniques for making your home more energy-efficient though solar power--and helping the planet at the same time. Plus, you'll get all the latest information on changes to federal, state, and local regulations, laws, and tax incentives that seek to make solar-power adoption more feasible. Expanded coverage of the technology that underpins full-scale solar-power systems for the home New small- and mid-sized solar products, projects, and applications Rik DeGunther is a design engineer who started his own energy consulting firm Featuring ten of the easiest and cheapest DIY solar projects, Solar Power For Dummies, 2nd Edition is the fun and easy way to meet your energy needs with this clean power source!

LC Classification NumberTK1087