Solar / Discussions

...solar panels in Alberta right now? I'm trying to figure out the actual payback period in 2026 if I use a combination of the CEIP program and solar club net metering rates to offset the upfront cost. Also, what's the safest way to find a legitimate solar installer out here who won't mess up the micro-gen permitting or u...

...solar array on my home in Central Ontario (Hydro One territory) and want to know if going solar is actually worth the investment in 2026. Specifically, what is the current solar payback period in Ontario under the standard net metering rules versus the new provincial Home Renovation Savings (HRS) program rebates? How m...

...Solar Roofs worth the money? Orientation is for sure a consideration, but one of the other advantages of the Tesla Solar Roof is that active tiles are only on roof surfaces properly oriented for solar gain, other surfaces have matching but inactive tiles. Read here about Tesla solar roof installations in 2021.

...solar panels) could you tell me if and how this would work, price and what equipment i would need? thanks!!  Here is our page on greenhouse construction in cold climates, have an look here for tips – How to build a greenhouse in a cold climate As for heating, using solar thermal collectors can be a great way to heat a ...

...solar roof tiles dropped in your laneway. That doesn’t include getting them installed, nor does it address the issue of storing solar power in home batteries. A Tesla Powerwall battery alone would run about 10K in US dollars, and again, that doesn’t include installation.  We are involved with a solar panel installation...

...solar air heaters -  DIY solar air heater instructional video  So if I understand correctly you are using the layered screen technique to build your panel? The only downside that we find with solar air heaters is storing the heat. If you incorporate thermal mass into it you can get more production from your solar panel...

...solar heated air system which would collect heat for the fresh air side of the HVR and on the system's interior air flow after the "heat transfer" box. I also would like to install a solar water thermal system in to supply heat for the basement in-floor system and also pre-heat the domestic hot water tank to reduce req...

I have been doing a bit of research lately on solar power, grid-tied and backup systems. As we plan to build a house to Passive House standards, is there any way to get around building it exclusively with AC power systems? I would like to build it with at least the lights running on a straight DC system to prevent wast...

...solar installed on the roof but need to build storage and I would like to use a salt battery.

In addition, i hear about lithium-ion and magnesium but is there other material with high storage energy? There are different types of battery as you mention, Lithium Ion, Lead acid, Saltwater and even a Supercapacitor. As for making your own home battery, I assume you have the technical know how to pull that off or yo...

...solar solution though and choosing between a solar water heater and a solar air heater, there you would for sure have more variables in terms of the initial cost of the system, return on investment time, maintenance and lifespan.  I assume you saw our page on solar air heated radiant slab on grade floor. I would person...

...solar panels for reducing your consumptiona and reliance on the grid, so if your budget didn't allow for both I'd say get the heat pump first and apply however much you like after than to home solar.  Here are some relevant pages I think may help given what you have said about your project - All about passive heating a...

...solar? Wouldn't the collected power from PV be more beneficial if it can cover the equivalent heat units collected by the Air Solar Panel, possibly power the Legalett in floor heating system, and also provide power to heat domestic hot water?  The solar air heating panels on our new demo house have unfortunately not ar...

...solar batteries here.  But to speak to your case specifically, what size of project are you talking about? To the best of our knowledge this is, at the moment at least, more of a commercial solution. Are you building an off grid home and looking for a home battery to store solar power?      

...solar array to keep your home running in a power outage would all be about the same. Here is a page on the latest home battery systems to get you in right headspace too – The latest solar home battery technologies When you are sizing a solar array to power a home there are some variables that needs to be entered, the f...

...solar systerm for my house. I am very interested in the company you spoke about. Thanks! Shelley The arrival of saltwater home solar batteries on the market for home power storage was an exciting development, but unfortunately not much came from it from what we've seen. There are a lot of good things about them, namely...

I would like to replace my marine type battery bank with saltwater batteries to increase my electric storage capacity, where can I find one? Saltwater home batteries for power storage is a very promising technology that we were really excited about seeing as a greener and cheaper solution for storing home solar power, ...

...solar for electricity and rain/lake water for water. I want the house to be as well insulated as possible so I have to generate less electricity, so I'm wondering what sort of insulation to use and what thickness (it doesnt get too cold where I am, almost never below 0F). Theres so much different advice out there for t...