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GREEN HOME SHOW #10: Solar Energy for homes (continued): Part 1 Using Solar Power
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Overall Segment #1 – 9:00
Music & Introduction (Paul) – 1:30
Introduction – Hi and welcome back to our green home, there sure was a lot that happened this week in Green News and we hope to go over a bunch of it....Remember if we miss something, let us know...We will give the address often during the show...also listen carefully and look for new Green contests....
So let’s get going with the show....Last week we went over the definition and understanding of the Basic Solar Power or PV system....and we gave some exciting news on House Bills which would be adding money to your solar Credits and Rebates if and when you decide to go Solar. Today we are going to go step by step through the process..... beginning a virtual installation...from preliminary calls, first siting with the Solar Pathfinder, setup, costs, installation, through maintenance. We are also going to discuss Solar finance, rebates and getting more money in your pocket....So let’s get started.
Thank sponsors – Suntrust Mortgage, CMI Electric, Energy Services Group, Myecoagent.com and Option Insurance Group. Also, Mark Unruh for the great music…
Today’s guest(s) – Dale Davis 0f CMI electric with part 2 of our Solar Power extravaganza… ok, solar installation special… it’s still really cool… Doug, Protect us....
ECSI – 5:30 Sponsored by: Energy Services Group
I was sitting in the office on a stifling summer afternoon, playing “jacks” with my assistant Tammy Argyle. We only played with metal jacks. Those plastic ones are for sissies. I was down to my last bounce and grab when the phone rang, causing me to catch the ball with both hands and lose the game.
JU: “That’s not fair, Nose” I said. I called her “Nose”, because she had one. And it was a good one too... good for sniffing out energy crime clues. TA: “Too bad chief, you fudged it… can’t use both hands... I’d better get the phone.”
JU: “Not Fair” I repeated, as Tammy scurried to pick up the phone that was on it’s third ring. “Phone scared me” TA: “ECSI, you got a crime, we got the time.”
GB: “Hurry! My wife’s down and I’m not sure we do have time.” TA: “Ok sir, please give me your name and address.”
GB: “This is Governor Bacon and I’m calling from the Mansion. My wife has fainted.” TA: “OK Governor. Please tell me, exactly what’s happened to the 1st lady?”
GB: “Actually this is the 3rd Lady, you may remember my first two wives. Any way, I can’t afford to lose the third.” TA: “Alright. Tell me what’s wrong with her Governor?”
GB: “The 3rd lady was opening our Electric Bill and she just passed out.... And now I’m afraid to look at it because if something happens to me who’ll run the state?” TA: “Don’t worry sir, we’ll be right over to help you figure it out.” I was already on it, putting all our high tech energy audit gadgets in the back of the Prius. I grabbed the door blower, the infrared unit and Alejandro Rojas Vasquez O’Reilly, our best lab technician, and shoved the Nose in the back seat. The short, cross-town trip was as jammed up as a Paris Hilton jailing, but we took advantage of the ten minutes to nail down our Spice Girls Reunion concert plans and were quickly knocking on the Governor’s door.
GB: “Wow, that was fast!” the Governor said. “She’s on the floor in the foyer and hasn’t moved. Can you help her?” I wasn’t the biggest fan of the Governor’s, so I decided to give him a little gouge at his worst possible moment. JU: “Well, I don’t like you or your sustainable energy platform and I didn’t vote for you”, I said. “But your 3rd wife has never done anything to me, so I suppose I can try to help her.” As I was chastising the Governor, Tammy squatted over the 3rd Lady, and removed the electric bill from her motionless hand.
JU: “Governor, please don’t touch anything. And Nose… before your read that bill I want you inoculated against power bill shock. Put on this equity line protection jacket. And don’t be a hero. If it’s really bad, just let it go.” TA: “Ok, I’m ready”, Tammy said. “By the way Jake, before I open the bill I have something that I’ve been wanting to say for awhile.”
JU: “No need Nose”, I replied. “I know what you’re going to say and well, I feel the same way too”. TA: Good, ‘cause you know darn well that it doesn’t matter if the phone rings or not when you’re bouncing the ball. You still can’t catch it with both hands. You cheated!”
Alejandro Rojas Vasquez O’Reilly, our best lab technician, grabbed the Governor and we all moved behind our patented “Credit Rating Protection Barriers” to insulate us from any potential Energy Bill Shock. I peaked around the corner and gave Tammy the green light.
JU: Ok Nose, read the Bill. Tammy slowly brought the Bill to eye level and began to read. TA: This month’s bill is $918.27, an increase of... oh no... I’m not sure... I can’t... Tammy went down like a Bush approval rating.
JU: “Ok, let’s get her outta there”, I shouted. “Alejandro, go look for clues”.
Alejandro Rojas Vasquez O’Reilly, our best lab technician, ran off quickly to find out what could have caused such a massive increase in the electric bill. It didn’t take him long.
ARVO: Got One Boss... this thermostat is set on 68 and that’s too low. You know, for every 2 degrees you turn down the thermostat you increase your AC bill by 5 to 8%. I quickly found another... they’d been using the dryer when they should have been hanging the clothes outside to dry during warmer months.
ARVO: Got another Chief… filter on the air handler and air conditioning system is clogged... makes the system work harder. How’s the Nose?
JU: “I’m checking on her now. How’s my girl?” I asked her. TA: I’m ok chief, you cheater, but I did find something here that may be a clue...there are no shade trees around the Mansion at all. This place is like a solar collector in the summer... they need trees that drop their leaves in the winter and shade the place in the summer...
JU: Governor, do you turn out the lights at night? This is a pretty large home… (wife groans) what about all the computers and electronic equipment?... (wife groans loudly)
GB: Uh, well I like to work late and… well, uh, I sometimes (wife groans even louder) uh, forget to, you know, turn everything off.
ARVO: I think I found another one...they got 2 more refrigerators and a coffin freezer down here. They’re stuffed with double fudge ripple bars and Rocky Road cones and I think I found wives 1 and 2. Better call the blues....you know these extra refrigerators are real electric hogs...
JU: Governor you should be ashamed of yourself... you’re an energy hog... and I don’t think you’ll have to worry about re-election. He’s right here officer. Take him away. Doug - what do we have next?
Today’s Green Tips (Paul) – 2:30 Sponsored by: Suntrust Mortgage of Christiana
Todays topic: Ways of using the Sun to conserve energy, serve-up energy, and save energy
Last week we covered
- Drying clothes... the simplest way
- Heating air, windows on south side of house, oversized and dark tile on capturing area... Knee wall with mass to capture heat
- Sunroom with vents into house... solar powered Fan for air flow
- Solar powered ceiling fans, and water pumps
- Skylights provide light and reduce use of interior lights
- Solar envelope design, heating house space
- Solar Oven....
- Solar panels on sunny side reflect heat and sun as they absorb it.
- Green house, growing your own food inside and out....
- Solar radiant floor heat, solar wall space air heaters....
- Solar electric power
- Solar power stored in Batteries
- Solar hot water for showers and clothes washing
- Dark Colored Rain Barrels withn solar pumps to move water to destinations...
- Solar power converted to electricity to charge electric cars or plug in hybrids..
- CAN YOU THINK OF ANY MORE?!!!!!
GREEN HOME SHOW #10: Solar Energy for homes (continued): Part 2 Audience Going Green Questions
GREENandSAVE.com is pleased to offer our members and website visitors original content that helps all of us save money and the environment. In addition to our ongoing research and writing on energy saving and home remodeling, we have partnered with THE GREAT GREEN HOME SHOW to offer you content like this that includes script excerpts from the weekly radio show. GREENandSAVE.com offers the exclusive world-wide on-demand access to the audio files, so you can now read and also listen for FREE to any of the shows at anytime. You can also learn about the show’s co-hosts Paul and Doug. Click here to listen to the show of your choice: Green and Home Improvement Radio Shows
For your overall home improvement, you can save money, improve your family’s health, and save the planet. Find out for free how much it will cost to do different types of home improvement in your home from a qualified and member approved contractor in your area. Get a FREE Contractor Quote. Plus, regardless of the size and scope of your home improvement project, save money and keep your home clean with the top rated chemical free and concentrated Green Home Cleaning Products.
