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Welcome to Home Power Magazine
By: Zeke Yewdall
Backup Power for Grid-Tied PV Systems
Here are the means by which your grid-tied PV system can also have backup power.
Solar Electricity
By: Brad Berman
Driving on Sunshine
Home Power looks at three families using solar to power their electric vehicles.
Vehicles
By: Vaughan Woodruff
Roof-Mounted Racks
Protect your solar water heating investment by properly supporting your collectors with a durable rack system.
Solar Water Heating
By: Juliet Grable
Modern, Small & Solar
An Oregon couple pushes the envelope on green building and ultra-efficiency by shrinking their dream home to 840 square feet.
Home Efficiency
By: Ian Woofenden, Roy Butler
2015 Wind Turbine Buyer’s Guide
Our annual wind turbine buyer's guide
Wind Power
By: Mickey Janowski
Off-Grid Microhydro & A Little PV In the Woods of West Virginia
A microhydro system has provided the bulk of this rural West Virginia home’s electricity for several decades.
Microhydro Power
Featured Articles
Solar Electricity
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Grid-Tied PV For $1.25 Per Watt
This Wisconsin homeowner designed a custom, tiltable PV rack to cut upfront system costs & optimize his grid-tied PV array’s energy production.
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BACK PAGE BASICS: Thermal Bridging
Learn the basics of avoiding thermal bridging -- improve your home's performance.
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Vehicles
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ASK THE EXPERTS: Salvaging Prius Batteries
Can I put two or three of these packs together to power my all-electric vehicle?
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Hydro-Electric Evolution
Join Chris Soler for a frank discussion of microhydro systems—past, present, and future.
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Assessing Green Building Materials
A look at green building materials—what to consider when you’re choosing ecofriendlier products & how to identify their not-so-eco counterparts.
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Solar Electricity
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Monitoring Batteryless PV Systems
Monitoring solutions for batteryless grid-tied PV systems offer a variety of ways to keep an eye on your system and make sure it is performing well.
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Solar Water Heating
Intermediate
ASK THE EXPERTS: Solar Hot Water Collector Configuration
A reader asks and is answered about how to use solar collectors in landscape orientation.
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Vehicles
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MAILBOX: Chevy Volt Charging
A reader tells us about charging a Chevy Volt with their solar-electric system.
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Wind Power
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ASK THE EXPERTS: Wind is Hard
Living with a wind generator is not for everybody.
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James Knapp
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So You Want to Go Off-Grid...
Off-grid lifestyles that rely primarily on RE are full of benefits & responsibilities. See if you’re ready for the challenges—& potential rewards.
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GEAR: Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment
Electric vehicle chargers for fast, efficient fueling
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Near Net-Zero on a Community Scale
Passive House design, passive solar, small footprint, & grid-tied PV systems make the Belfast Cohousing & Ecovillage nearly net-zero energy.
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1 year 6 months
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Sarah Lozanova
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