Got Sun? Go Solar

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- From the March 06, 2006 issue by Staff

Got Sun? Go Solar
Rex A. Ewing and Doug Pratt
160 pages, softcover: $18.95, PixyJack Press, 2005.

Tired of waiting for Washington, D.C., to make a serious commitment to solar power? Then pick up this information-packed but very readable book and get started on your own. Authors Rex Ewing and Doug Pratt explain home renewable energy projects, from sizing a photovoltaic system to finding government rebates to help pay for it. The extensive appendix contains worksheets and lists of resources and state energy offices.

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