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Solar For The Home

April Said:

Passive solar home design?

We Answered:

during the summer

Hazel Said:

Solar Home?

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Typically retro-fitting a house is not practical. My parents built a solar home in southern CT the late 1970's and location of the house on the property, orientation of the house, latitude, longitude, materials used for solar collection and storage - and a whole lot of other choices had to be made before they could even get a permit.

Link below is to Real Goods, which is a reliable source of solar technology for DIY people, second link below includes FAQ re: the resources needed to solar power your home. My husband and I toured a solar-powered house in VT featured in the Real Goods newsletter - these people lived completely off the grid - this was about 8 years ago.

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