Solar Power Information

Residential Solar Power Systems

Solar energy is not only about installing solar panels and complex solar home energy systems it is about increasing the energy efficiency of your home and maximizing the use of solar energy with what is called passive solar design. Passive solar design means, designing a new house or remodeling an old one to maximize the use of sunlight for heating, cooling and lighting applications. There are a number of advantages to adding solar power to your home. This can be with solar panels and passive solar design but it is not something that should be taken lightly.

Combine ideas that reduce energy consumption with passive solar energy ideas. There is a middle ground to be met with instant domestic hot water heating and solar water heaters. You can use a solar water heater to preheat, retain and deliver temperate water to your on-demand hot water heater. Thereby reducing the size of your solar panel system.