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Solar panel / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

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Backyard solar panels
Grants and incentives

The Ontario MicroFIT program

...solar and wind projects cannot be built on residential properties but can be built on commercial properties and farmland not deemed residential.  60% of the manufacturing and/or production process for solar projects must be done in Ontario. For a solar project to be considered “rooftop solar” it must be built on an exi...

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Passively-heated off-grid LEED Gold home
Off-grid and Net-Zero Housing

Off-grid living blog part 6 - energy modeling projections and real performance

...solar I just wanted to reiterate one more time the usefulness of both active and passive solar in reducing the need for other, usually fossil fuel, sources of energy. If we were to eliminate the solar gain through the windows and disconnect the solar panels, the model suggests that we would need 24,550 kWh/year of powe...

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Off-grid home with solar PV & Battery backup
Off-grid and Net-Zero Housing

Thinking about renewable home energy and a battery backup?

...solar PV and home battery power storage. See more pages on renewable energy and green building in the Ecohome Building Guide and these pages here :  How to choose between a solar tracker and fixed solar panel mount Are solar panels recyclable? Understanding the process Ten questions to ask a solar panel contracto...

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Off-grid, passively-heated LEED Gold home
Off-grid and Net-Zero Housing

OFF GRID LIVING BLOG, PART 3: All about off-grid power generation in off-grid homes

...Solar Panel Array calcs 1   Off Grid Solar Panel Array calcs 2 © Off Grid Solar Panel Array calcs 3   Now you know more about solar PV and home battery power storage. See more pages on renewable energy and green building in the Ecohome Building Guide and these page...

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Solar panel installation
Solar photovoltaic

Ten questions to ask a solar panel contractor

...solar system or setting up a power purchase agreement may make more sense. Your contractor should be able to explain your regional options and make recommendations based on your situation and goals. Read here about the September 2019 Solar Panels Special Offer from Tesla. Are solar panels worth the money? To find out t...

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Passively-heated off-grid LEED house in Low, Quebec
Off-grid and Net-Zero Housing

Off-grid living blog: a firsthand account of building and living in a remote area

...solar panels tucked onto the north side of the clearing to reduce the shading from the trees. Unlike most of the homes built along the waterfront in our area, we did not clear sightlines towards the water, nor did we square the house with the shoreline. We have a screened view of the water, which actually makes those g...

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Earthship in Taos, New Mexico, shame they don't work in cold climates
Concept and design

Do Earthships work in cold climates?

...solar panels and wind, propane is typically used for cooking, and in colder climates water heating.   Rainwater is collected, stored in large plastic cisterns and filtered for residential use; waste water is treated on site and used for growing food. The south-facing wall is all windows and acts as a heat collector and...

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Bullfrog clean power
Renewable energy

Bullfrog Power makes clean renewable energy available to all of us.

...solar panels on your roof, the actual electricity you use is for the most part not the electricity you generated. The bulk of electricity generated by home solar panels happens in the middle of the day when most of us are at work and our homes are using little power. So unless you have a battery backup system (which is...

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Photovoltaic solar panels
Renewable energy

Solar heating and energy generation

...solar shingles and existing panels in their wake. Stay tuned, more on that later. Now you know more about solar heating and energy generation. Learn more about sustainable living and building in the Ecohome Green Building Guide and on these pages below :  How to choosing between a solar tracker and fixed solar pa...

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