Comments for SolarTown Blog http://www.solartown.com/blog SolarTown blogs about solar energy products, solar policy and solar events. Thu, 15 Dec 2011 05:33:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Comment on Solar Makes Sense for Rural Electrification: My Off-Grid Solar Energy System in Brazil by Solar Panels Sacramento http://www.solartown.com/blog/2011/12/solar-makes-sense-for-rural-electrification-my-off-grid-solar-energy-system-in-brazil/comment-page-1/#comment-3936 Solar Panels Sacramento Thu, 15 Dec 2011 05:33:42 +0000 http://www.solartown.com/blog/?p=831#comment-3936 This sounds great. What an awesome undertaking! I'm impressed that you took the initiative to go with solar panels instead of typical electricity. I think that in some locations, it may be more cost efficient to go with solar power. This sounds great. What an awesome undertaking! I’m impressed that you took the initiative to go with solar panels instead of typical electricity. I think that in some locations, it may be more cost efficient to go with solar power.

]]> Comment on Solar Gifts 2011 Light Up the Holidays by Sacramento Solar Companies http://www.solartown.com/blog/2011/11/solar-gifts-2011-light-up-the-holidays/comment-page-1/#comment-3841 Sacramento Solar Companies Wed, 30 Nov 2011 04:20:15 +0000 http://www.solartown.com/blog/?p=817#comment-3841 I love your list of the top solar gifts. Great ideas, especially for those who are new contestants in the solar energy game. I love your list of the top solar gifts. Great ideas, especially for those who are new contestants in the solar energy game.

]]> Comment on SolarTown Offers Free Shipping by admin http://www.solartown.com/blog/2011/11/solartown-offers-free-shipping/comment-page-1/#comment-3779 admin Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:52:23 +0000 http://www.solartown.com/blog/?p=809#comment-3779 We run a forum on which you may want to post your questions. You can find it at solarpaneltalk.com We run a forum on which you may want to post your questions. You can find it at solarpaneltalk.com

]]> Comment on SolarTown Offers Free Shipping by solar air heating http://www.solartown.com/blog/2011/11/solartown-offers-free-shipping/comment-page-1/#comment-3777 solar air heating Tue, 22 Nov 2011 23:50:52 +0000 http://www.solartown.com/blog/?p=809#comment-3777 I am a Renewable energy student currently living in scotland. I am going to be camping on the scottish isles throughout the following months (October to November). I have thought of a concept on using a 100 watt solar panel and a car battery to run a heater to provide warmth in the tent. I really need some advise on how and what to use. What type of battery could run a heater that would be adequate to heat a 2 man tent?? Would a 100 Watt Solar Panel produce enough Amps and Volts to run a Heater?? Thankyou in advance for helping with my project!!! Kind Reagrds Lindsay Laverty Engineering with Renewable Technology Student I am a Renewable energy student currently living in scotland. I am going to be camping on the scottish isles throughout the following months (October to November). I have thought of a concept on using a 100 watt solar panel and a car battery to run a heater to provide warmth in the tent. I really need some advise on how and what to use.

What type of battery could run a heater that would be adequate to heat a 2 man tent??

Would a 100 Watt Solar Panel produce enough Amps and Volts to run a Heater??

Thankyou in advance for helping with my project!!!

Kind Reagrds

Lindsay Laverty

Engineering with Renewable Technology Student

]]> Comment on SolarTown Awarded GSA Contract for Solar Energy Products by admin http://www.solartown.com/blog/2011/11/solartown-awarded-gsa-contract-for-solar-energy-products/comment-page-1/#comment-3751 admin Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:34:59 +0000 http://www.solartown.com/blog/?p=798#comment-3751 Thank you for the well wishes. We will continue to sell our solar energy products to the general public. The number of products that are available to the government under the GSA contract represent only a small slice of our product selection. Thank you for the well wishes. We will continue to sell our solar energy products to the general public. The number of products that are available to the government under the GSA contract represent only a small slice of our product selection.

]]> Comment on SolarTown Awarded GSA Contract for Solar Energy Products by Residential solar Sacramento http://www.solartown.com/blog/2011/11/solartown-awarded-gsa-contract-for-solar-energy-products/comment-page-1/#comment-3745 Residential solar Sacramento Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:17:38 +0000 http://www.solartown.com/blog/?p=798#comment-3745 That is great news. Congratulations. Do you anticipate being able to sell to the general public, or only the government? That is great news. Congratulations. Do you anticipate being able to sell to the general public, or only the government?

]]> Comment on SolarTown Awarded GSA Contract for Solar Energy Products by Jennifer http://www.solartown.com/blog/2011/11/solartown-awarded-gsa-contract-for-solar-energy-products/comment-page-1/#comment-3691 Jennifer Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:45:36 +0000 http://www.solartown.com/blog/?p=798#comment-3691 That is awesome! Congratulations! Getting a contract like that is very exciting news. [Moderator: link removed.] That is awesome! Congratulations! Getting a contract like that is very exciting news.

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]]> Comment on SolarTown Open House Attracts Throngs by isis solar http://www.solartown.com/blog/2011/08/solartown-open-house-attracts-throngs/comment-page-1/#comment-3184 isis solar Tue, 23 Aug 2011 23:03:14 +0000 http://www.solartown.com/blog/?p=700#comment-3184 <strong>isis solar...</strong> SolarTown Open House | Throngs Appear « SolarTown Blog... isis solar…

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]]> Comment on Do Home Solar Panels Add to the Value of Your Home? by admin http://www.solartown.com/blog/2011/07/do-home-solar-panels-add-to-the-value-of-your-home/comment-page-1/#comment-3050 admin Fri, 05 Aug 2011 19:13:27 +0000 http://www.solartown.com/blog/?p=663#comment-3050 You are right that installing solar panels compares favorably to other home improvements. We have now posted a summary of various studies and various approaches, and this economic approach that I suggest comes out actually on the low side. These studies suggest that the value that solar panels adds to your home is much more. Here is the link to our Learning Center. http://www.solartown.com/learning/view/solar-panels-add-to-the-value-of-your-home The discount rate is essentially the time value of money so that it would have to be applied for the entire 25 years to get the right approximation of the present value. And if you take into account increases in the cost of electricity, you would have to figure net of inflation. In the example, we would assume that the increases are the same as inflation, which may or may not be correct. Thank you for your comment. You are right that installing solar panels compares favorably to other home improvements. We have now posted a summary of various studies and various approaches, and this economic approach that I suggest comes out actually on the low side. These studies suggest that the value that solar panels adds to your home is much more. Here is the link to our Learning Center.
http://www.solartown.com/learning/view/solar-panels-add-to-the-value-of-your-home
The discount rate is essentially the time value of money so that it would have to be applied for the entire 25 years to get the right approximation of the present value. And if you take into account increases in the cost of electricity, you would have to figure net of inflation. In the example, we would assume that the increases are the same as inflation, which may or may not be correct. Thank you for your comment.

]]> Comment on Do Home Solar Panels Add to the Value of Your Home? by Nelson http://www.solartown.com/blog/2011/07/do-home-solar-panels-add-to-the-value-of-your-home/comment-page-1/#comment-2996 Nelson Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:50:21 +0000 http://www.solartown.com/blog/?p=663#comment-2996 Why use a 5% discount rate on the entire 25 yr time? Maybe for the one year in this example 20000 x 5% = 19k Is not the opportunity cost of electric service going to rise over the next decade allowing for even greater savings 800x24yrs=19200 w/o utility hikes ...add in tax incentives received by the seller and it seems that adding solar arrays to most homes are the only remodel / improvement that makes the seller money today. Other than the new front door. I am interested in the +++ of going green vs. personal aesthetics acceptance of the panels for the new buyers in the mkt today. I would think that it is "in vogue" to go green and put your money where .......... Why use a 5% discount rate on the entire 25 yr time? Maybe for the one year in this example 20000 x 5% = 19k
Is not the opportunity cost of electric service going to rise over the next decade allowing for even greater savings
800x24yrs=19200 w/o utility hikes …add in tax incentives received by the seller and it seems that adding solar arrays to most homes are the only remodel / improvement that makes the seller money today. Other than the new front door. I am interested in the +++ of going green vs. personal aesthetics acceptance of the panels for the new buyers in the mkt today. I would think that it is “in vogue” to go green and put your money where ……….

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