LIVING GREEN - Monday, April 21, 2008
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Good morning, 

Consumers are warming to the idea of solar homes as energy-
efficient alternatives.  A 2007 Roper poll indicated that 
90 percent of Americans think solar power should be an 
option offered on new homes. 

There are two basic categories of solar homes, but they have 
one common foundation: a design that gains more energy than 
it loses.  Passive solar design uses the orientation of a 
building and strategic construction materials to trap heat 
in winter and repel it in summer.  This design tends to be 
the more popular choice since it doesn't require expensive 
mechanical devices. 

Active design uses collectors to absorb energy, then cir-
culates the energy to storage or to use with fans or pumps. 
This technology may benefit those living in colder climates 
since energy can be stored in a hot water tank or in a bin 
of rocks. 

Scroll down for the practical application. 

Thanks for reading, 

Your Living Green editor 


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Certain solar power features can cost several thousand dollars 
to install, but the pay off comes in the form of tax credits, 
as well as reduced energy costs and zero emissions.  The pro-
spects for saving look even brighter as the U.S. government is 
considering increasing the present $2,000 tax credit cap on 
solar panels. 

The applications extend far beyond heating homes.  Sunlight 
generates 1,000 watts of power per square meter - enough 
energy to power everything on Earth - from air conditioning 
and computers to appliances and gardening tools.  It's just a 
question of further improving the efficiency of solar cells.

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