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Solar Power Your Home with a simple design. Most of the parts you can find are cheap and used.

Solar Power Your Home with a simple design. The following will be needed for a stand alone system.

1. Deep cycle batteries. You can find either 12v or 6v (2 will be needed in a series). These will allow you to store energy from your panel(s) when the sun is unavailable.

2. Charge controller. This will provide a steady charge from and to your batteries. Having intermittent power spikes and draws will shorten the life of your battery or batteries.

3. An inverter. This turns the DC current into a clean sine wave known as AC or alternating current. AC is the basis for most of your appliances. You could also invest in DC appliances and lighting although it is more expensive.

4. Cabling and screws. While this doesn't seem to be a highlight of the system itself you would need to consider how much wiring and fasteners you will need. And don't forget the Solar Panel(s)!

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Tax Credit Available For Solar Powered Homes

The Federal tax credit can be claimed by the purchaser at up to 30 percent of the cost of the residential solar power system subject to the following limits

1 Solar water heating - $2,000 2 Solar Electric - $2,000 before 31st December 2008 and unlimited from 1st January 2009.

Many states also offer solar energy tax credits. These can be availed of along with the federal credits it is NOT an either or situation. The amount of credit and the areas where the credit is offered vary from state to state but by and large the credits cover

1 Solar electricity generation 2 Solar water heating 3 Solar space heating 4 Passive solar space heating 5 Solar cooling systems 6 Solar swimming pool heating 7 How much daylight your area is exposed to on a day by day basis

You can try DesireUsa.org to determine how much light, type of panels you need and what different tax credits are available to you based on the state you live in.

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