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Make a Difference - Live in a Solar Home

When you think about living off the grid or
solar power with connection to the grid, youSo, when you plan your solar home, plan for
have already made a basic decision to savethe future. You want to consider designing a
planetary energy by using renewable energysolar system that can constantly grow and
resources. Off the grid means not beingchange as your needs change and new solar
connected to a utility company that deliverstechnology becomes available. For instance,
electricity over a wide area which means youif you want to plan a 2,000 square foot
are self sufficient. But you could also useindependent family dwelling, you need to
solar power and have a connection to aremember that a builder could make the
utility  company.mistake of placing the living room on the
wrong side of the house, which may increase
To make it simple, a solar home has to be asthe  heat  in  the  house.
efficient as it can be for things to work in
a balanced manner. It should be built in aPlanning especially involves your personal
passive solar style. You probably live in ahabits. If you are a morning person, have
passive solar home right now and don't evenyour living and or bedroom face towards the
know it. Passive solar homes use a room orsoutheast so they warm up early with the
another part of the structure as a solarmorning sun. If you have a spectacular view
thermal energy collector, and in fact, yourto the north, and you must have your living
home's windows, walls, and floors collect,room facing this direction, try to connect
store, and distribute solar energy every day.your north facing living room with a south
However, your home may not be very efficientfacing sun room which is situated slightly
at using the sun's energy. Your house shouldlower than the living room. The warm air will
be sealed and insulated top, bottom, andrise  into  your  living  room.
sides. A passive solar home has three times
as many windows as a normal home. In yourFor every situation, there are a number of
home you might have one room that gets toastydifferent advantages. Compromises may have to
while another is chilly. That's because thebe made in the design of your solar home, but
typical home isn't designed to use solarthe results are well worth it.
energy  to  its  advantage.



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