The Complete Idiot's Guide to Solar Power for your Home, 2nd Edition (Paperback)

by Dan Ramsey (Author), David Hughes (Author)

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Product Description
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

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 (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #24,043 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 22 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

By	Peter Feige "jedi_008" (Charlotte, NC United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

16 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Solar , May 18, 2007

By	Diego Martinez (Colorado, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars the complete idiots guide to solar power for your home, April 11, 2009

By	gbk "gbk" (seattle) - See all my reviews

this may be just me but it didn't seem to have the information i was looking for , guess I'm not a complete idiot..go figure