Comments on: Solar Home? http://greatsolarideas.com/solar-home/solar-home/32/ Tips, Information and Discussion about the Advantages of Solar Energy Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:00:40 +0000 By: jgmafb http://greatsolarideas.com/solar-home/solar-home/32/#comment-144 jgmafb Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:51:34 +0000 http://greatsolarideas.com/solar-home/solar-home/32/#comment-144 yes but,have back up. yes but,have back up.

]]> By: writerbynature http://greatsolarideas.com/solar-home/solar-home/32/#comment-143 writerbynature Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:41:41 +0000 http://greatsolarideas.com/solar-home/solar-home/32/#comment-143 Typically retro-fitting a house is not practical. My parents built a solar home in southern CT the late 1970's and location of the house on the property, orientation of the house, latitude, longitude, materials used for solar collection and storage - and a whole lot of other choices had to be made before they could even get a permit. Link below is to Real Goods, which is a reliable source of solar technology for DIY people, second link below includes FAQ re: the resources needed to solar power your home. My husband and I toured a solar-powered house in VT featured in the Real Goods newsletter - these people lived completely off the grid - this was about 8 years ago. Typically retro-fitting a house is not practical. My parents built a solar home in southern CT the late 1970’s and location of the house on the property, orientation of the house, latitude, longitude, materials used for solar collection and storage - and a whole lot of other choices had to be made before they could even get a permit.

Link below is to Real Goods, which is a reliable source of solar technology for DIY people, second link below includes FAQ re: the resources needed to solar power your home. My husband and I toured a solar-powered house in VT featured in the Real Goods newsletter - these people lived completely off the grid - this was about 8 years ago.

]]> By: Anton Mathew http://greatsolarideas.com/solar-home/solar-home/32/#comment-142 Anton Mathew Wed, 25 Feb 2009 05:28:40 +0000 http://greatsolarideas.com/solar-home/solar-home/32/#comment-142 I wouldn't. There could be weeks when the Sun may not be out because of Cloudy Conditions, Rain, Snow, etc.... They were trying this in the 1970s, but it flopped. I wouldn’t. There could be weeks when the Sun may not be out because of Cloudy Conditions, Rain, Snow, etc….

They were trying this in the 1970s, but it flopped.

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