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Solar Homes In Maine, Thinking About Harnessing The Sun?

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Real Estate Agent with MOOERS REALTY ME Broker License 106759

You see the big orange glowing ball overhead and all that energy to harness to run your Maine home.

Ever had those kind of thoughts? Dreaming of solar homes in Maine and being the owner of one?

In small rural areas like Maine, where wood is plentiful for heating, being self sufficient in your energy use-age is easier.

In addition to Maine being 91 percent wooded, using alternative energy devices like heat pumps, or passive, active solar heat and power is an option. Listed a home with solar in Maine this week. Here is the link to that solar home property listing.heat pump in maine photo

Lots of times you see terms using variations of the word "green".

To spotlight and tout how highly efficient and healthy for the environment this high tech living is to a property owner.

Like it was cutting edge, brand new and different.

Like a miracle just happened Mister Man.

And you are some kind of lucky Chummy to be able to share and glean something highly rewarding from the advancement.

But those "green' features, lower tech versions of the same approach to simple living in Maine have been going on for years.maine solar panels photo

What is new to some is tried and tested, put into practice in small rural areas like Maine.

Homesteaders, self sufficiency living in Maine is nothing new.

The geodesic domes, organic gardening and locally source close to home food way of living is kicking up its heels.

Has been for many moons because the simplicity of rural, hands on you can do it living is nothing new.

Bartering and exchange of labor services and the return of the same is swapped every day in small rural Maine. Used like it was currency. It is.

Maine, where folks are not just highly skilled in one technical area and pretty sad, lacking in others. No no. Maine folks are resourceful, highly creative and positive spirited. Want to hang out in that group of hard working down to Earth folks?

Maine, where property listing prices are so much lower hanging from the ground to add the cherry on top, icing on the home made cake.

Read full article on simpler living, solar power or even off grid in Maine.

I'm Maine REALTOR Andrew Mooers, ME Broker

Comments(10)

Conrad Allen
Re/Max Professional Associates - Webster, MA
Webster, Ma, Realtor

Hi Andrew.  I have checked out 2 solar companies and their proposals for my home.  The ROI was so far out that I probably wouldn't live that long.

Jul 31, 2015 08:52 PM
Andrew Mooers | 207.532.6573
MOOERS REALTY - Houlton, ME
Northern Maine Real Estate-Aroostook County Broker

Conrad Allen ... It takes wheelin' dealin' study for sure. Lots of passive construction design to harness the Sun without all the wires, tubes, arrays.

Jul 31, 2015 11:05 PM
Joe Petrowsky
Mortgage Consultant, Right Trac Financial Group, Inc. NMLS # 2709 - Manchester, CT
Your Mortgage Consultant for Life

Good morning Andy. The math has never made any sense to me, so it depends of age and how long one is planning on keeping the property.

Many issues have shown up when it comes to refinancing with solar leases and 2nd mortgages.

Make it a great weekend!

Aug 01, 2015 12:12 AM
Andrew Mooers | 207.532.6573
MOOERS REALTY - Houlton, ME
Northern Maine Real Estate-Aroostook County Broker

Joe Petrowsky ... Sometimes we see thousands of dollars spent to save a handful of pennies.. the math is important and energy saving, anything in life is a moving target. Never static or once done, all she wrote.

Aug 01, 2015 11:06 PM
Lou Ludwig
Ludwig & Associates - Boca Raton, FL
Designations Earned CRB, CRS, CIPS, GRI, SRES, TRC

Andrew

The conversation of solar homes is increasing . . . . I'm looking at the portable panels for our home.

Good luck and success.

Lou Ludwig

Aug 02, 2015 12:51 PM
Andrew Mooers | 207.532.6573
MOOERS REALTY - Houlton, ME
Northern Maine Real Estate-Aroostook County Broker

Lou Ludwig ... Using less energy is always the first line of attack... with heating, cooling, insulation is a nice big red circle target to aim for and then working on the reduction of the cost spent for the energy to run the heating/cooling.

Aug 02, 2015 10:41 PM
John McCormack, CRS
Albuquerque Homes Realty - Albuquerque, NM
Honesty, Integrity, Results, Experienced. HIRE Me!

Good Tuesday morning Andrew Mooers -

With so many days of sunshine and long days in New Mexico going solar is a big deal. It's about location, location to make it worth the dollars spent.

Aug 03, 2015 11:17 PM
Andrew Mooers | 207.532.6573
MOOERS REALTY - Houlton, ME
Northern Maine Real Estate-Aroostook County Broker

John McCormack ... Turn on the sunshine... need a strong long source for sure. ROI on anything requires study of the numbers.

Aug 04, 2015 12:14 AM
Mary Yonkers
Alan Kells School of Real Estate/Howard Hanna Real Estate - Erie, PA
Erie/PA Real Estate Instructor

Excellent article on Maine use of solar energy.  Harnessing the warmth of the sun makes perfect sense for areas that have abundant sun.

congrats on new solar listing.

Aug 07, 2015 09:53 PM
Kari Klaus
Realty Sage - Arlington, VA
Founder, RealtySage.com: Intelligent Real Estate

Try listing the home on VivaGreenHomes.com. It's a great MLS site for listing solar homes for sale. 

Sep 24, 2015 05:35 AM