Solar Energy Rules
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By:
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solarpowergirl
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Mood:
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energized
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Date:
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11/17/2008 09:57:09
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Music:
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Jazz
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In the scramble to find ways to save money on winter heating bills, some have considered solar power.
The usual solar
applications, photovoltaic cells that create electricity or solar hot
water systems that heat water, often are expensive propositions. But there is a new alternative: solar heaters. Panels
attached to exterior walls or roof take air from a building and use the
sun's energy to heat it before pushing it back into the structure (i.e. see poolsolar heaters). It's
simple and apparently effective. "Free heat, what's better than
that," said local builder Peter Scott Lord, whose family company is now
a dealer and installer of one of several brands available. Mr.
Lord was searching for some way to beat utility bills and get his
family company involved in new green technology. He found the
Solarsheat company out of Canada, one of several manufacturers of the
relatively inexpensive winter heating booster. He liked the simplicity of their solar heater. The
heat is free, once the unit is paid for, that is. He estimates a double
unit like one he installed on his own roof would run about $4,800. Continues here
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