2009 Consumer's Guide to Solar Power: Financing Solar Energy Systems, Heating Your Water with the Sun, Photovoltaics for Farms and Ranches, Government Guides (Ringbound Book and CD-ROM Set) [Ring-bound]

U.S. Government (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 12, 2008

Here is your authoritative consumer s guide to all aspects of solar power and photovoltaic energy, from the Federal Government! This unique guide, with a ringbound book and a CD-ROM, combines the contents of several up-to-date Energy Department publications, with an additional 20,000 pages of coverage on the CD-ROMs, revised and expanded for this 2009 edition. The ringbound book provides a reproduction of several practical and extremely useful guides for consumers, including The Borrower's Guide to Financing Solar Energy Systems, a Federal Overview; Heat Your Water with the Sun; A Homebuilder's Guide to Going Solar; Electricity When and Where You Need It from the Sun, Photovoltaics for Farms and Ranches; Success Stories for Solar, Solar America Initiative Building America examples. Borrower's Guide: About Today's Solar Systems, Photovoltaic Power Systems, Solar Thermal Systems, Financing Programs, Federal Home Mortgage Loan Corporation, Department of Agriculture, Department of Energy, HUD, VA, EPA, SBA, Solar Energy Terms. Using solar energy systems to provide heat and electricity for the nation's buildings helps to conserve our fossil fuel resources and reduce our reliance on imported fuels. Because solar energy systems do not emit harmful pollutants, they also help protect the environment. The Borrower's Guide to Financing Solar Energy Systems: A Federal Overview provides information that can assist both lenders and consumers in financing solar energy systems, which include both solar electric (photovoltaic) and solar thermal systems. This guide also includes information about other ways to make solar energy systems more affordable, as well as descriptions of special mortgage programs for energy-efficient homes. * Heat Your Water with the Sun: Would you like to learn more about how the sun can help meet your home's heating needs without straining your budget? Today's solar heating systems not only keep swimming pools warm - they can also heat much of your home's water and interior space. Their popularity is increasing, for several reasons. Solar heating systems are reliable, adaptable, and pollution-free because they use renewable energy from the sun. Many systems include sleek, attractive, low-relief collectors that people often mistake for skylights. Did you know that solar heating systems work well in many different climates? Some applications, such as pool heating, are widely cost effective today. The cost-effectiveness of other applications depends on specific circumstances, such as the type and cost of your usual source of energy. Today, special financing is available to help you purchase the system that's right for your home. Here, you'll learn how solar heating systems work, how they're used, their benefits, and how to purchase one yourself. * A Homebuilder's Guide to Going Solar is designed to help you assess the benefits to your business and customers of installing solar equipment or making your houses solar-ready. * Solar for Farms and Ranches: Solar-generated electricity now makes economic sense on farms and ranches. In the case studies presented here and in many more like them across the country, photovoltaics (PV) is the cheapest and most reliable way to get the job done. most solar-electric modules today. CD-ROM contents: This up-to-date and comprehensive electronic book on CD-ROM presents an incredible collection of important documents and publications, revised and expanded for this 2009 edition about solar energy, solar heating and lighting, solar concentrating technology, and photovoltaic (PV) solar power cells. Encyclopedic coverage of every practical aspect of solar power, heating, electricity, and research is thoroughly covered in this incredible collection! This CD-ROM uses next-generation search technology that allows complete indexing and makes all files on the disc fully searchable. Federal doc

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Product Details

• Ring-bound: 139 pages
• Publisher: Progressive Management (October 12, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1422019608
• ISBN-13: 978-1422019603
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 9.5 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,066,244 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)