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Brooks Cobbs replied to Nick Yecke's discussion 'Getting Started with Solar'

You can visit this site www.1solarpanelreview.com. It contains very useful information on installing solar equipment.

Jan 20

Paul Majchrowicz replied to Nick Yecke's discussion 'Solar Panel Questions'

I have two Aimes 3000 watt inverters connected to 8 Trojan Crown 395 AH 6 volt batteries, a Flexcharge NCHC-12 charge controller and ten 215 watt solar panels. Each inverter is connected to one leg of my service panel and there is a switched relay…

Sep 10, 2011

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Feb 11, 2011

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Welcome Christopher! Let us know if we can help answer any questions. - Nick

Jan 17, 2011

Nick Yecke left a comment for Jerome Grzanka

Jerome, Welcome to the PVPower solar community. Let us know if you have any questions about solar or if we can help you with an upcoming project. We can be reached at 866 274 0642 and have a full time solar engineer on staff. Have a…

Jan 7, 2011

Calling all Illinois Solar Pros

If you're a solar professional in Illinois there's a great new event starting next week (January 11th) in Oak Park. Solar Drinks from the Illinois Solar Energy Association (ISEA) kicks off next week Tuesday with the topic of Solar Energy Policy. Come out and join! More information and registration can be found here:…See More

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Solar is Good Energy Policy, Even for a 12 Year Old

In a letter from a 12-year-old Flint, Michigan by Michelle Obama learned of his passion for alternative sources of energy, namely hydrogen fusion and solar. It's great to see the next generation thinking about these things at such a young age. Read the full story below.FLINT, Michigan — A 12-year-old Flint boy is getting national attention for suggestions on U.S. energy policy. Omid Tavakoli’s letter to Michelle Obama about the benefits of hydrogenfusion and solar panels is set to be published…See More

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Gametime! Comparing Real Time Energy Consumption

At the University of Missouri they've set up a program where residence halls can track their energy usage in real time, setting up a competition across residence halls on campus. What a great concept! What a great concept to bring to blocks, neighborhoods, towns and cities across the country. What if there was a big game going on to see who could save the most energy? And lets say that block or town saved on their property taxes based on how well they did in the competition? I bet there would…See More

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Low Cost Batteries for the Home?

A Massachusetts-based company, Premium Power is developing a line of batteries for the home that will be able to store up to 30 kWh of power, and the batteries are at a very reasonable cost of $7,500. They're aiming to become the Dell of the power-supply/ battery market. This opens up a range of options for homeowners across the US. Solar systems that have substantial battery backup systems. Electric car charging stations, and even the storage of energy…See More

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Mamunur Rahman replied to Nick Yecke's discussion 'Solar Panel Questions'

Dear Anora, Your country going renewable use in big way see. www.reeep.org/file_upload/5272_tmpphp5vFwxs.pdf. However, Liberia has high rainfall, annual solar isolation shows good prospects for the application of solar technologies such as…

Sep 30, 2010

Illinois Residents to participate in the Largest Solar Energy Tour in the World on October 2, 2010

The Illinois Solar Energy Association is proud to participate in the American Solar EnergySociety’s National Solar Tour. The ASES National Solar Tour is the world's largest grassrootssolar event. More than 160,000 participants will visit some 5,500 buildings in 3,200communities across the U.S. This FREE event is coordinated nationally by the nonprofitAmerican Solar Energy Society in collaboration with dozens of outstanding partnerorganizations.The 2010 Illinois Solar Tour will take place on…See More

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Solar On the White House?

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Largest Rooftop PV Install in the Country!

Salt Lake City will have that bragging right as a 2.6MW PV array is being installed on the roof of the Salt Palace Convention Center. The project will cost $10M but won't cost the taxpayers a dime. The system will supply 25% of the Convention Center's energy when it's finished next year.Read the full story at Fast Company See More

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PVPower Featured on TechCrunch

Excerpt from the TechCrunch article...We recently wrote about the launch of a Y Combinator and TechStars-like startup incubator in Chicago, Excelerate Labs.The program’s nine fledgling startups are set to graduate from the inaugural session of the incubator in a few weeks. Here’s a brief look at the startups that will be graduating from the incubator....…See More

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Welcome Denny! Let us know if we can help with any solar questions or needs. Thanks! Nick

Jul 7, 2010

Anne-Catherine Dargis replied to Nick Yecke's discussion 'Solar Panel Questions'

Hi Anora, Thank you for reaching out to us. We would be happy to help you design a system to allow you to have a reliable power source. You can fill out our design request form to answer the questions we need answers to, and we'll get started!…

Jun 23, 2010

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Gametime! Comparing Real Time Energy Consumption

What a great concept to bring to blocks, neighborhoods, towns and cities across the country. What if there was a big game going on to see who could save the most energy? And lets say that block or town saved on their property taxes based… Continue

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Low Cost Batteries for the Home?

This opens up a range of options for homeowners across the US. Solar systems that have substantial battery backup systems.… Continue

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Illinois Residents to participate in the Largest Solar Energy Tour in the World on October 2, 2010

The Illinois Solar Energy Association is proud to participate in the American Solar Energy

Society’s National Solar Tour. The ASES National Solar Tour is the world's largest grassroots

solar event. More than 160,000 participants will visit some 5,500 buildings in 3,200

communities across the U.S. This FREE event is coordinated nationally by the nonprofit

American Solar Energy Society in collaboration with dozens of outstanding partner

organizations.

The 2010… Continue

Posted on September 22, 2010 at 1:51pm