Comments on: Top Solar States – Massachusetts http://blog.coolerplanet.com/2008/04/17/top-solar-states-%e2%80%93-massachusetts/ Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:20:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Hadrasaurus http://blog.coolerplanet.com/2008/04/17/top-solar-states-%e2%80%93-massachusetts/#comment-32 Hadrasaurus Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:00:48 +0000 http://coolerplanet.wordpress.com/?p=57#comment-32 When considering a home or small business think "hybrid energy system". Solar is still very expensive and should be used in connection with a home or business that has done an energy audit or good forward design. An equal number of dollars spent on an energy efficient refrigerator or clothes dryer may be as good or better than solar panels. (Maybe not as flashy.) Building integrated PV has come a long way and can serve more than one purpose at a time. You don't have to wait for PV paint. There are standing seam roof panels and thin film PV that can help tp power a home or business at the same time they fill in as roofing or windows. Consider how new construction is turned (orientation) and how it is arranged (massing). Department of Energy research shows that the identical building oriented properly can save or cost more energy. When considering a home or small business think “hybrid energy system”. Solar is still very expensive and should be used in connection with a home or business that has done an energy audit or good forward design. An equal number of dollars spent on an energy efficient refrigerator or clothes dryer may be as good or better than solar panels. (Maybe not as flashy.) Building integrated PV has come a long way and can serve more than one purpose at a time. You don’t have to wait for PV paint. There are standing seam roof panels and thin film PV that can help tp power a home or business at the same time they fill in as roofing or windows. Consider how new construction is turned (orientation) and how it is arranged (massing). Department of Energy research shows that the identical building oriented properly can save or cost more energy.

]]> By: Hybrid http://blog.coolerplanet.com/2008/04/17/top-solar-states-%e2%80%93-massachusetts/#comment-31 Hybrid Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:43:00 +0000 http://coolerplanet.wordpress.com/?p=57#comment-31 I love solar power I think over the next few years it's going to be exploding even more... as performance of solar panels goes up people are going to be adopting it everywhere they can... after all it's free energy :) Some things I'm looking forward to are more effiecient solar panels, about 5 years from now when I buy my house I want to make sure I can power the entire house and my plugin hybrid all on solar power... I'm also hoping that solar paint will finally be in customers hands... having your entire house generate so much electricity and maybe even being able to sell it back to the grid would be amazing... BTW here is more great <a href="http://www.aboutmyplanet.com/category/alternative-energy/solar/" rel="nofollow">Solar Power</a> information, there is quite a few amazing new solar projects being done right now... it's really great to see so much focus on alternative energy. I love solar power I think over the next few years it’s going to be exploding even more… as performance of solar panels goes up people are going to be adopting it everywhere they can… after all it’s free energy :)

Some things I’m looking forward to are more effiecient solar panels, about 5 years from now when I buy my house I want to make sure I can power the entire house and my plugin hybrid all on solar power… I’m also hoping that solar paint will finally be in customers hands… having your entire house generate so much electricity and maybe even being able to sell it back to the grid would be amazing…

BTW here is more great Solar Power information, there is quite a few amazing new solar projects being done right now… it’s really great to see so much focus on alternative energy.

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