12-19-2005, 12:51 PM
http://www.provisiontechnologies.com/pro...ces03.html
HIYAH HADave,
Didn't mean to ignore this post just haven't had the time to respond thoughtfully. Here is a link to a solar company on island. I believe lamont used them for some items.
We personally will put in solar hot water, perhaps from J & J electric, not sure of the name just know it is across the street from Ken's House of Pancakes!
Our solar water unit will be on top of our garage, a closed system with gas/propane backup.
We haven't decided to add panels for the home as we will be using propane where ever possible and using electricity for TV, energy efficient refrigerator and lights.
Our current home has a tiled roof and we opted not to put solar on it, even tho California rebates for solar systems are 50% for labor and parts and then a current fed tax credit make it worth while here.
From what I've read the HELO rebates are not 50%. My figures are not current but the payoff is so many years out that we probably won't go solar entirely. If we did we would get a net metering system where you could feed electricity back to Helco when not using it. Use Helco like an energy bank so to speak. We would use an inverter called SunnyBoy with a 2.4 or 2.8 KW system. It is the industry standard and our neighbor has two of them and recommends them. He is a solar expert, as an executive for a solar company who has installed solar here in our Butte County, the highest per capita solar of any county in California.
Hope people with on island experience will post. Just a busy time of year ayuh!
Mele Kalikimaka and a Hauoli Makahiki Hou to you and yours. I can write it but am having difficulty with the pronunciation! Mella L
mella l
BATTERIES are needed if you are off in an area with no electricity. In our neighborhood in EdenRoc there ready access to electricity and with the new systems a battery would not be necessarey. This is a plus due to battery maintenance and storage. The inverter sends unneeded electricity to the power company and you can use the power when needed. The net metering system keeps track of what you feed in and what you draw out. If you can get away with it don't get involved with batteries. OK OK I'm off the the kitchen baking!
Edited by - mella l on 12/19/2005 16:55:09
HIYAH HADave,
Didn't mean to ignore this post just haven't had the time to respond thoughtfully. Here is a link to a solar company on island. I believe lamont used them for some items.
We personally will put in solar hot water, perhaps from J & J electric, not sure of the name just know it is across the street from Ken's House of Pancakes!
Our solar water unit will be on top of our garage, a closed system with gas/propane backup.
We haven't decided to add panels for the home as we will be using propane where ever possible and using electricity for TV, energy efficient refrigerator and lights.
Our current home has a tiled roof and we opted not to put solar on it, even tho California rebates for solar systems are 50% for labor and parts and then a current fed tax credit make it worth while here.
From what I've read the HELO rebates are not 50%. My figures are not current but the payoff is so many years out that we probably won't go solar entirely. If we did we would get a net metering system where you could feed electricity back to Helco when not using it. Use Helco like an energy bank so to speak. We would use an inverter called SunnyBoy with a 2.4 or 2.8 KW system. It is the industry standard and our neighbor has two of them and recommends them. He is a solar expert, as an executive for a solar company who has installed solar here in our Butte County, the highest per capita solar of any county in California.
Hope people with on island experience will post. Just a busy time of year ayuh!
Mele Kalikimaka and a Hauoli Makahiki Hou to you and yours. I can write it but am having difficulty with the pronunciation! Mella L
mella l
BATTERIES are needed if you are off in an area with no electricity. In our neighborhood in EdenRoc there ready access to electricity and with the new systems a battery would not be necessarey. This is a plus due to battery maintenance and storage. The inverter sends unneeded electricity to the power company and you can use the power when needed. The net metering system keeps track of what you feed in and what you draw out. If you can get away with it don't get involved with batteries. OK OK I'm off the the kitchen baking!
Edited by - mella l on 12/19/2005 16:55:09
mella l
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