Got Sun? Go Solar
Rex A.
Ewing and Doug Pratt
160 pages, softcover: $18.95,
PixyJack Press, 2005.

Tired of waiting for Washington,
D.C., to make a serious commitment to solar power? Then pick up
this information-packed but very readable book and get started on
your own. Authors Rex Ewing and Doug Pratt explain home renewable
energy projects, from sizing a photovoltaic system to finding
government rebates to help pay for it. The extensive appendix
contains worksheets and lists of resources and state energy
offices.

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