Wilshire Homes recently teamed up with Standard Renewable Energy to build a solar powered home in the neighborhood of Arrow Canyon the Village of Creekside Park. Wilshire is the first production builder in the Greater Houston area to offer a solar energy system as a standard option.
The new Wilshire model at 7 North Arrow Canyon Circle is the popular Kensington floor plan and features a state-of-the-art 3.5 kW solar photovoltaic solar energy system. Solar panels, mounted discreetly on the home's roof, convert sunlight into electricity, providing a clean alternative to fossil fuelgenerated electricity. The solar energy system integrates seamlesssly with the homes' current utility power, which continues to provide power when needed (for instance at night or in cloudy weather). The solar energy system can reduce the homeowner's annual electric bills by up to 40 percent, requires virtually no maintenance, and is designed to withstand up to 1 inch hail and 150 mph winds.
"The energy produced by this 3.5 kW solar energy system will prevent over 7,000 pounds of CO2 emissions every year, which has the same environmental impact as planting 376 tree saplings," says Brent Sailor, vice president of sales for Standard Renewable Energy. "You'd have to leave your car in the garage for 200 days each year to have the same reduction in harmful greenhouse gas emissions."
Tour the first production home with solar power in the Houston Market on Saturday, July 19, 2008 from
12 noon to 4 pm at 7 N. Arrow Canyon Circle.
Source: TWDC
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