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solar power: Home Depot Selling Solar Power Systems - 01/05/08 08:22 AM
I was just reading in  USA Today that Home Depot is selling solar power systems made by British Petroleum. Here is the link.  Here is the info on the system from BP:
The BP 3125 photovoltaic module is designed to provide superior value and performance for remote home, industrial, and residential use. With time-tested multicrystalline silicon solar cells and 125 watts of nominal maximum power, it provides cost-effective power for DC loads or, with an inverter, AC loads. With 36 enhanced-efficiency cells it charges 12V batteries (or multiples of 12V) efficiently in virtually any climate. Its unique IntegraBusTMtechnology provides added reliability through … (9 comments)

solar power: Solar Power Bill Makes Way Through Congress - 05/07/07 11:10 AM
 
 
During the late 1970's  the Carter administration began the first full fledged governmental effort to support solar powered energy by extending tax credits to homeowners who installed solar systems in their home. The solar industry started to take off then as more people began to explore and use this new technology.  During the Reagan years, however, the tax credits were abolished and the solar industry went bust. Today there are only some limited tax credits for homes ( $2000 per system for residential homes) and commercial properties that are set to expire 12/31/07.  
But now Congress is attempting to re-institute robust … (18 comments)

 

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