Comments on: Can someone tell me about solar panels for homes? http://www.solarandwind4me.com/solar-panels-home/can-someone-tell-me-about-solar-panels-for-homes-2 My adventures generating my own electricity with solar and wind power. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:49:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: This Old House http://www.solarandwind4me.com/solar-panels-home/can-someone-tell-me-about-solar-panels-for-homes-2#comment-880 This Old House Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:08:59 +0000 http://www.solarandwind4me.com/solar-panels-home/can-someone-tell-me-about-solar-panels-for-homes-2#comment-880 Here's an article that will give you an idea of what residential solar is all about: http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/article/0,,20152332,00.html?xid=yahoo-answers&partner=yes Then you can followup with the sources below to get more info.<br><b>References : </b><br>American Solar Energy Society http://www.ases.org/aboutre/faq.htm US DOE Consumer's Guide to Energy Efficiency--Solar http://www.eere.energy.gov/consumer/your_home/water_heating/index.cfm/mytopic=12850 Here’s an article that will give you an idea of what residential solar is all about:

http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/article/0,,20152332,00.html?xid=yahoo-answers&partner=yes

Then you can followup with the sources below to get more info.
References :
American Solar Energy Society
http://www.ases.org/aboutre/faq.htm

US DOE Consumer’s Guide to Energy Efficiency–Solar
http://www.eere.energy.gov/consumer/your_home/water_heating/index.cfm/mytopic=12850

]]> By: Ginger R http://www.solarandwind4me.com/solar-panels-home/can-someone-tell-me-about-solar-panels-for-homes-2#comment-879 Ginger R Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:27:59 +0000 http://www.solarandwind4me.com/solar-panels-home/can-someone-tell-me-about-solar-panels-for-homes-2#comment-879 I had one on my home in CT. It was a solar hot water heater. It was hooked up to my regular hot water tank, so that if it were cloudy for a couple of days..I would still have hot water. If you think of all the hot water you use, it was a real savings. When I purchased it, you got a $3000 tax credit from the Government. It is a long term investment , but I would say mine paid for itself in 3 or 4 years. I would be careful these days..with oil being so expensive, you going to have crooks and fly by night companies out there.Make sure you check out the company...very carefully. And learn , learn, learn...about how the systems work<br><b>References : </b><br>this should help http://science.howstuffworks.com/solar-cell5.htm I had one on my home in CT. It was a solar hot water heater.
It was hooked up to my regular hot water tank, so that if it were cloudy for a couple of days..I would still have hot water.
If you think of all the hot water you use, it was a real savings.
When I purchased it, you got a $3000 tax credit from the Government. It is a long term investment , but I would say mine paid for itself in 3 or 4 years.
I would be careful these days..with oil being so expensive, you going to have crooks and fly by night companies out there.Make sure you check out the company…very carefully.
And learn , learn, learn…about how the systems work
References :
this should help

http://science.howstuffworks.com/solar-cell5.htm

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