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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Solar Power for your Home, 2E [Paperback]

Dan Ramsey (Author), David Hughes (Author)

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Series: The Complete Idiot's Guide | Publication Date: May 1, 2007

The perfect source for solar power—fully illustrated.

Solar Power (photovoltaics) is now a one-billion-dollar industry, and it’s poised to grow rapidly in the near future as more pressure is placed on limited fossil fuel resources and as advances in solar technology drive down the costs of residential solar systems. This book helps readers understand the basics of solar power and other renewable energy sources, explore whether solar power makes sense for them, what their options are, and what’s involved with installing various on and off-grid systems.
—Fully illustrated
—Covers every conceivable solar-power topic and concern, including updated information on the increasing number of state rebate and incentive programs

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Solar Power (photovoltaics) is now a one-billion-dollar industry, and it’s poised to grow rapidly in the near future as more pressure is placed on limited fossil fuel resources and as advances in solar technology drive down the costs of residential solar systems. This book helps readers understand the basics of solar power and other renewable energy sources, explore whether solar power makes sense for them, what their options are, and what’s involved with installing various on and off-grid systems.
—Fully illustrated
—Covers every conceivable solar-power topic and concern, including updated information on the increasing number of state rebate and incentive programs

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About the Author

Dan Ramsey is the author of more than 20 books for homebuilders and buyers, including construction and business guides and homeowner remodeling and repair books.
David Hughes is the founder and president of Affordable Solar Group, LLC, one of the nation’s largest designers and distributors of renewable energy systems and services.

Product Details

Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Alpha; 2 edition (May 1, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1592576435
ISBN-13: 978-1592576432
Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds

Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #538,222 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #23 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > How-to & Home Improvements > Remodeling & Renovation > Energy Efficiency

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27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Ok...but most of the information can be found for free...., July 15, 2007

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This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Solar Power for your Home, 2E (Paperback)

Very generic and almost all of the information is in this book can be found for free doing web searches. For example, the chapter on installations is nine pages long and has no specifics. It merely repeats to consult a qualified electrician and I already knew that!

The plus side is that it is well organized and concise.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Way too much of a general overview to be useful, July 20, 2009

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This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Solar Power for your Home, 2E (Paperback)

This book contains very little actionable information for people who want to begin installing a basic solar power system. If you've never heard of solar power, then this book will provide a bird's eye view of the concepts involved. However, if you want to learn the basics AND obtain enough information to wire a couple of panels, a couple of batteries, and add the controller and inverter to the system, then you better look elsewhere because you are not going to find that level of detail in this book. If you've ever seen a television show about solar powered homes, then you have no need to read this book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Solar, May 18, 2007

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This is a great book on solar, lots of great references. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in solar. Its a bit lean on actually installing a solar power system on your home. But It is very adequate for anyone interested in having someone install solar on their home.

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