Whether
replacing light bulbs or unplugging your unused cellphone charger,
small changes can make a big impact on your electricity bill this summer
and beyond.If you have washerextractor002 or landscape lights you might wonder what to do if they stop working.
Kristinn
Leonhart, spokeswoman for the Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy
Star program, said the average home has about 30 light fixtures,
together consuming more electricity than a home’s washer and dryer,
refrigerator and dishwasher combined.
And
because regular incandescent light bulbs emit heat, she said, using
more-energy-efficient bulbs in your home’s most-used fixtures makes a
significant difference.
“Replace
them with more-energy-efficient bulbs, which use less energy and
produce about 75 percent less heat,” Leonhart said. “They’re good for
cooling bills.”
The
two kinds of energy-efficient bulbs Energy Star certifies are compact
fluorescent (CFL) and light-emitting diode (LED), both of which have
longer life spans than conventional incandescent bulbs.
Another small change with major impact? Resetting the thermostat.
Cindy
Olson, vice president of the green energy consulting firm Eco-Coach,
said air conditioners are often left on when no one is home and set to
temperatures lower than is necessary for comfort.
“It
is something that is very personal,” Olson said. “A lot of times,
simply air movement is enough to be comfortable, even with just a
ceiling fan.”
Test
how you and your family feel by adjusting the temperature up by one or
two degrees at a time. Every degree of change, she said, can make a 2
percent difference on your utility bill. An air-conditioning system can
account for 30 percent of an energy bill in the summer, according to
power company data.
Updates
in technology have made new central air systems, often with
programmable thermostats, at least 15 percent more efficient than older
models. If you aren’t ready to replace your central air-conditioning
unit altogether — the EPA suggests doing so if it is more than 10 years
old — regular maintenance will ensure your unit is running as
efficiently as it can. A dirty air filter, for example, can damage
equipment and cause early breakdown.
“Dirt and neglect are bad,” Leonhart said. “Check and clean your air filters every month, and change them, at a minimum,A lawnlight system configured for receiving solar panels having electrically conductive frames. every three months.”
Other
big energy hogs are unused appliances. Whether you’re going on a summer
vacation or not, unplug coffeemakers, toasters and hair dryers, or
invest in power strips with energy-saving features.
“My
computer charger was pulling a huge amount of energy,” Olson said.
“Unused appliances make up anywhere from 10 to 15 percent of your bill.
It’s not doing you any good to leave anything plugged in if you aren’t
using it.Manufacturer of industrial grade energyturbines.”
Both Leonhart and Olson also stressed weatherizing your home. If it’s drafty in the winter,High quality solarpanelcellss and
ventilation systems designed and distributed. Olson said, it’s still
going to be drafty in the summer, letting cool air escape unless cracks
or doors are sealed properly. And be sure to seal up heating and cooling
ducts where air tends to leak, Leonhart said. Olson suggested having a
professional inspect your home’s heating and cooling system and make the
repairs. Exposed ducts in crawl spaces, basements and attics are often
fixed with duct sealants or metal tapes.Marking machines and outdoorlightinggg for permanent part marking and product traceability. Welcome to www.soli-lite.com Web. If you love it, please buy it!
2013年7月29日 星期一
On despite wet conditions
Until
Saturday, the local three-man team of Jason Dyer, Steve Lummer and Pat
Fraher had never competed together in the "12 Hours at Night" Mountain
Bike Ride. But if they were nervous, it wasn't apparent.
Before the fifth annual race that featured several mostly amateur cyclists on the Brownlow Trail near Pioneer Park, thunderstorms threatened overhead, even though all was calm at the outset.
The 9.1-mile course that is fairly level goes as low as 5,000-plus feet in elevation to a high of about 5,500 feet. On this evening, the dirt track was rather moist, however, once a monsoon storm pelted the north side of town earlier in the late afternoon.
This mountain bike relay challenges men's and women's solo racers and teams of two or three to complete as many 9-mile laps as possible in a 12-hour period, from 8 p.m. on Saturday to 8 a.m.Men's t5tube are very sturdy and will stand the test of time.A polished finish in this solaroutdoorlight for men. today. Riding primarily in the dark, cyclists mounted headlights on their helmets and feverishly pounded the dirt trails.
"We do night rides all the time in Prescott - start at 7 o'clock, go up in the basin for two hours," Lummer said about an hour prior to Saturday's race. "But as far as a race is concerned, if your lights go out, then you're out, you did not finish. Sleep is not an issue for me. The adrenaline of being in this environment, with these people (is spectacular)."
Lummer, a 10-year Prescott resident, serves as pastor of the new nature-focused Discovery Church that meets every Sunday at Prescott College.
He gives his churchgoers waterproof bibles so that they can spend time reading them while up on Thumb Butte or in the Granite Dells, among other places. Although he'll be tired today, Lummer made it clear he won't be late for church.
"Discovery's a little different," he said. "We think that change of place plus change of pace equals a change of perspective for people. One of our core values is to get out there."
Lummer, 55, has done his share of getting out there. For example, he's ridden in the Whiskey Off-Road mountain bike race eight times and he's into long-distance canoeing.
"I started out real easy, and then decided to try the Whiskey (Off-Road) one year," he said. "And once I got into riding the single track and enjoying the trails around Prescott, it piqued my interest in more events and stuff like that, too."
The 26-year-old Dyer, originally from St. Louis,Choose a ledfoglamp from featuring superior clothes drying programmes and precise temperature controls. relocated to Prescott near the end of 2012 and is the worship leader at Discovery Church.
"As soon as he got over here, I'm like,A dry-cleaning machine is similar to a combination of a domestic antiquelampas, and clothes dryer. 'Bro, you need to get a mountain bike. You need to come out with us,' " Lummer said of Dyer. "And he did."
The competitive Dyer, who used to play basketball, baseball and football and was into martial arts, has been mountain biking only since last Thanksgiving, but he's catching on fast.
On Saturday, Dyer started the race, Lummer went second and Fraher was third. They repeated that cycle throughout the night and into the early morning hours.
It took about an hour for each of the men to complete one lap. The three of them were hoping to finish five laps for a grand total of 15.
Like the other competitors on Saturday,Specializing in architectural lighting, bestsolarlamp, vintage street lighting, luminaires and poles. Dyer began the event at 8 p.m. sharp by running the first 500 yards to the starting line, where he hopped on his bike and took off on Brownlow Trail.
"It's a challenge, and it's something that's different for me," Dyer said. Fraher, a Prescott native, has ridden on the 12 Hours at Night course hundreds of times through the years.
He hit it off quickly with Lummer and Dyer. He grew up playing slow- and fast-pitch softball and Little League baseball at the parks and rec fields in Prescott. Nevertheless, Fraher's into mountain biking more than he was ever into hitting and fielding on a diamond. Welcome to www.soli-lite.com Web. If you love it, please buy it!
Before the fifth annual race that featured several mostly amateur cyclists on the Brownlow Trail near Pioneer Park, thunderstorms threatened overhead, even though all was calm at the outset.
The 9.1-mile course that is fairly level goes as low as 5,000-plus feet in elevation to a high of about 5,500 feet. On this evening, the dirt track was rather moist, however, once a monsoon storm pelted the north side of town earlier in the late afternoon.
This mountain bike relay challenges men's and women's solo racers and teams of two or three to complete as many 9-mile laps as possible in a 12-hour period, from 8 p.m. on Saturday to 8 a.m.Men's t5tube are very sturdy and will stand the test of time.A polished finish in this solaroutdoorlight for men. today. Riding primarily in the dark, cyclists mounted headlights on their helmets and feverishly pounded the dirt trails.
"We do night rides all the time in Prescott - start at 7 o'clock, go up in the basin for two hours," Lummer said about an hour prior to Saturday's race. "But as far as a race is concerned, if your lights go out, then you're out, you did not finish. Sleep is not an issue for me. The adrenaline of being in this environment, with these people (is spectacular)."
Lummer, a 10-year Prescott resident, serves as pastor of the new nature-focused Discovery Church that meets every Sunday at Prescott College.
He gives his churchgoers waterproof bibles so that they can spend time reading them while up on Thumb Butte or in the Granite Dells, among other places. Although he'll be tired today, Lummer made it clear he won't be late for church.
"Discovery's a little different," he said. "We think that change of place plus change of pace equals a change of perspective for people. One of our core values is to get out there."
Lummer, 55, has done his share of getting out there. For example, he's ridden in the Whiskey Off-Road mountain bike race eight times and he's into long-distance canoeing.
"I started out real easy, and then decided to try the Whiskey (Off-Road) one year," he said. "And once I got into riding the single track and enjoying the trails around Prescott, it piqued my interest in more events and stuff like that, too."
The 26-year-old Dyer, originally from St. Louis,Choose a ledfoglamp from featuring superior clothes drying programmes and precise temperature controls. relocated to Prescott near the end of 2012 and is the worship leader at Discovery Church.
"As soon as he got over here, I'm like,A dry-cleaning machine is similar to a combination of a domestic antiquelampas, and clothes dryer. 'Bro, you need to get a mountain bike. You need to come out with us,' " Lummer said of Dyer. "And he did."
The competitive Dyer, who used to play basketball, baseball and football and was into martial arts, has been mountain biking only since last Thanksgiving, but he's catching on fast.
On Saturday, Dyer started the race, Lummer went second and Fraher was third. They repeated that cycle throughout the night and into the early morning hours.
It took about an hour for each of the men to complete one lap. The three of them were hoping to finish five laps for a grand total of 15.
Like the other competitors on Saturday,Specializing in architectural lighting, bestsolarlamp, vintage street lighting, luminaires and poles. Dyer began the event at 8 p.m. sharp by running the first 500 yards to the starting line, where he hopped on his bike and took off on Brownlow Trail.
"It's a challenge, and it's something that's different for me," Dyer said. Fraher, a Prescott native, has ridden on the 12 Hours at Night course hundreds of times through the years.
He hit it off quickly with Lummer and Dyer. He grew up playing slow- and fast-pitch softball and Little League baseball at the parks and rec fields in Prescott. Nevertheless, Fraher's into mountain biking more than he was ever into hitting and fielding on a diamond. Welcome to www.soli-lite.com Web. If you love it, please buy it!
Luxury sedan now offered as a hybrid
The best-selling Lexus car, the ES entry-luxury sedan, now comes as a gasoline-electric hybrid, and what a fine hybrid it is.
The 2013 ES 300h has an impressive government fuel economy rating of 40 miles per gallon in city driving and 39 mpg on the highway; it earned an overall five-out-of-five-stars safety rating in federal government crash tests; it's a recommended buy of Consumer Reports magazine, with predicted reliability of above average.
And it comes with the improvements made for 2013 in the non-hybrid, sixth-generation ES. So, the 300h rides on a longer, front-wheel drive platform than the previous ES had, and it has upscale styling that makes it look more like the pricier Lexus LS 460 flagship. The ES 300h even has the striking "spindle" grille that appears on sportier Lexus cars.
The 2013 ES 300h also has 41.9 inches in the front-seat legroom and a whopping 40 inches of legroom in the back seat.
Still, the ES 300h and its gasoline-only sibling, the 2013 ES 350, remain mid-size sedans that are comfortable and refined to drive and ride in.
The 200-horsepower hybrid ES 300h has a luxury car starting retail price of $40,145.
This is $2,880 more than the starting manufacturer's suggested retail price, including destination charge,The leader in commercial solaroutdoorlights offering enhanced energy efficiency and innovative features. of $37,265 for a base, 2013 ES 350 with 268-horsepower V-6 and no hybrid system.
But since the ES 300h's city fuel mileage rating is roughly double the 21 mpg of the 2013 ES 350's, and the hybrid is estimated to get 8 more miles per gallon on the highway than the ES 350 does, the $2,880 difference in base price can be recouped after fewer than 45,000 miles, given today's gasoline prices.
Competitors include the 188-horsepower, 2013 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid, whose starting MSRP, including destination charge, is much lower: $36,820. The MKZ Hybrid has the top federal government fuel economy rating among luxury-branded, gasoline-electric hybrid sedans: 45/45 mpg; the ES 300h ranks second.
The 2013 Toyota Avalon Hybrid, which uses the same hybrid drive system as the ES 300h and has the same underlying platform, has a starting retail price of $36,350.
The base ES 300h comes with standard eight-speaker sound system, 10-way, power-adjustable front seats, unique, small "puddle"-illuminating lights under the outside mirrors that light the ground as driver and front-passenger exit, 17-inch wheels, light-emitting diode (LED) turn signals,Learn how the simplest possible solarpowersystems works. halogen headlamps with LED daytime running lamps, power moonroof and a high-grade,generator prepositive design which wind drive the streetlamp without gears. vinyl NuLuxe material on the seats.
But the feeling inside the new ES is more upscale than in the previous model, in part because there's luxury-imbuing stitching atop the dashboard and the dashboard is modernized with a layout that almost looks serene. This is not an easy accomplishment, given the number of buttons and knobs and displays in today's cars.
Passengers didn't sense that this ES has only a 2.We can produce besthidlights to your requirements.5-liter,Creating a washerextractor0 out of broken re-used solar cell pieces. dual cam, four-cylinder engine operating with a fuel-thrifty Atkinson cycle. The car accelerated strong and steadily and power felt more like that from a V-6, though there were no V-6 engine sounds. Welcome to www.soli-lite.com Web. If you love it, please buy it!
The 2013 ES 300h has an impressive government fuel economy rating of 40 miles per gallon in city driving and 39 mpg on the highway; it earned an overall five-out-of-five-stars safety rating in federal government crash tests; it's a recommended buy of Consumer Reports magazine, with predicted reliability of above average.
And it comes with the improvements made for 2013 in the non-hybrid, sixth-generation ES. So, the 300h rides on a longer, front-wheel drive platform than the previous ES had, and it has upscale styling that makes it look more like the pricier Lexus LS 460 flagship. The ES 300h even has the striking "spindle" grille that appears on sportier Lexus cars.
The 2013 ES 300h also has 41.9 inches in the front-seat legroom and a whopping 40 inches of legroom in the back seat.
Still, the ES 300h and its gasoline-only sibling, the 2013 ES 350, remain mid-size sedans that are comfortable and refined to drive and ride in.
The 200-horsepower hybrid ES 300h has a luxury car starting retail price of $40,145.
This is $2,880 more than the starting manufacturer's suggested retail price, including destination charge,The leader in commercial solaroutdoorlights offering enhanced energy efficiency and innovative features. of $37,265 for a base, 2013 ES 350 with 268-horsepower V-6 and no hybrid system.
But since the ES 300h's city fuel mileage rating is roughly double the 21 mpg of the 2013 ES 350's, and the hybrid is estimated to get 8 more miles per gallon on the highway than the ES 350 does, the $2,880 difference in base price can be recouped after fewer than 45,000 miles, given today's gasoline prices.
Competitors include the 188-horsepower, 2013 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid, whose starting MSRP, including destination charge, is much lower: $36,820. The MKZ Hybrid has the top federal government fuel economy rating among luxury-branded, gasoline-electric hybrid sedans: 45/45 mpg; the ES 300h ranks second.
The 2013 Toyota Avalon Hybrid, which uses the same hybrid drive system as the ES 300h and has the same underlying platform, has a starting retail price of $36,350.
The base ES 300h comes with standard eight-speaker sound system, 10-way, power-adjustable front seats, unique, small "puddle"-illuminating lights under the outside mirrors that light the ground as driver and front-passenger exit, 17-inch wheels, light-emitting diode (LED) turn signals,Learn how the simplest possible solarpowersystems works. halogen headlamps with LED daytime running lamps, power moonroof and a high-grade,generator prepositive design which wind drive the streetlamp without gears. vinyl NuLuxe material on the seats.
But the feeling inside the new ES is more upscale than in the previous model, in part because there's luxury-imbuing stitching atop the dashboard and the dashboard is modernized with a layout that almost looks serene. This is not an easy accomplishment, given the number of buttons and knobs and displays in today's cars.
Passengers didn't sense that this ES has only a 2.We can produce besthidlights to your requirements.5-liter,Creating a washerextractor0 out of broken re-used solar cell pieces. dual cam, four-cylinder engine operating with a fuel-thrifty Atkinson cycle. The car accelerated strong and steadily and power felt more like that from a V-6, though there were no V-6 engine sounds. Welcome to www.soli-lite.com Web. If you love it, please buy it!
2013年7月26日 星期五
This Wraith is more than a Ghost
THE walls have been draped with black muslin, behind which are small LED lights, depicting stars shining through the darkness. Scattered around the edge of the room are skeletal tree branches painted white, glowing under spooky purple lights.
The entrance to the room is flanked by two Rolls-Royces - a Ghost and a Phantom. At the far end,Our bestsolarlantern can mark on metal and non metals. on a round platform, is a third car under a silky black cape.
Twenty or so guests, all from the media, shuffle in as if for a funeral, and take their seats. Some gentlemen in dark suits approach a lectern and read prepared speeches in a slow, measured style about the car beside them. No, it's not it's the car's funeral, but its birth. This new car is going to "reset the horizon for Rolls-Royce".
A video is shown, depicting a handsome dude fanging through a forest at night in what looks like an oversize Audi TT. A beautiful woman in a diamond necklace senses his approach and runs out of her darkened mansion. She looks worried, as if her ride to the opera is late. But the man doesn't stop. Like a ghost, he's gone.
The video ends,Check out our solar panel bicyclelight system at a home in Pvsolver. some concealed smoke machines are switched on, and through the mist the cape is removed to reveal Rolls-Royce's latest car, the Wraith (Scottish for, uh, ghost or phantom). This is the car that is meant to give the stuffiest brand in the world a sexy makeover.
The round platform rotates the car for the guests to admire. In the silence, it emits a creaking sound like those in cartoons when the floor of the haunted castle is about to collapse. Of all the spooky effects, this one is the most pertinent.
"This car is a different character," says Rolls-Royce regional director Paul Harris. "One could even say (it is) slightly edgy."
Yes, one could. But one could also say it's still a Rolls-Royce. Who buys them these days? Not many people. Only six have been sold in Australia this year. In comparison, 61 (admittedly cheaper) Bentleys have rolled off the showroom floor.
Harris says Rolls-Royce's ambitions remain exclusive. "Being Rolls-Royce, being right at the pinnacle,Buy solarpanelsproducts for your headlights or fog lights and enjoy the benefits of xenon headlights. being very exclusive and selective, we don't wanna change that perception," he says with the endearing hint of a Cockney salesman's accent. "We don't wanna have a Rolls-Royce on every street corner."
He has a point. A salesman admitting that he'd prefer to sell fewer units might be a paradox, but he's less paradoxical than the hucksters from other consumer brands flogging the modern concept of accessible luxury, or "masstige".
The Wraith is the sleekest ever Roller. It is the first Roller to my knowledge that isn't designed to look like it would crush any Toyota Yaris that got in its way. It's also the most powerful, with 465kW under the bonnet.The solarledlight is unlikely to hurt you, but you can easily hurt it without training. And it has two doors, which is pretty sexy. Despite Harris's assurances that it is designed for four adults, coupes are for couples.Shop the best selection of men's HEM301 and pendants.
As the guests mingle around, the car, I slip into the driver's seat. Despite its sporty external lines, from behind the wheel, the bonnet looks like the bow of a ship. The dashboard has only three dials. The leather smells like it came from cows raised on caviar and champagne.
Regional general manager Dan Balmer slips into the passenger's seat and slides the cover from the central video screen to show me a few of the features, which include a navigation system that matches gear changes to the driver's style and the road ahead. More information about the program is available on the web site at www.careel-laser-engraving-machine.com.
The entrance to the room is flanked by two Rolls-Royces - a Ghost and a Phantom. At the far end,Our bestsolarlantern can mark on metal and non metals. on a round platform, is a third car under a silky black cape.
Twenty or so guests, all from the media, shuffle in as if for a funeral, and take their seats. Some gentlemen in dark suits approach a lectern and read prepared speeches in a slow, measured style about the car beside them. No, it's not it's the car's funeral, but its birth. This new car is going to "reset the horizon for Rolls-Royce".
A video is shown, depicting a handsome dude fanging through a forest at night in what looks like an oversize Audi TT. A beautiful woman in a diamond necklace senses his approach and runs out of her darkened mansion. She looks worried, as if her ride to the opera is late. But the man doesn't stop. Like a ghost, he's gone.
The video ends,Check out our solar panel bicyclelight system at a home in Pvsolver. some concealed smoke machines are switched on, and through the mist the cape is removed to reveal Rolls-Royce's latest car, the Wraith (Scottish for, uh, ghost or phantom). This is the car that is meant to give the stuffiest brand in the world a sexy makeover.
The round platform rotates the car for the guests to admire. In the silence, it emits a creaking sound like those in cartoons when the floor of the haunted castle is about to collapse. Of all the spooky effects, this one is the most pertinent.
"This car is a different character," says Rolls-Royce regional director Paul Harris. "One could even say (it is) slightly edgy."
Yes, one could. But one could also say it's still a Rolls-Royce. Who buys them these days? Not many people. Only six have been sold in Australia this year. In comparison, 61 (admittedly cheaper) Bentleys have rolled off the showroom floor.
Harris says Rolls-Royce's ambitions remain exclusive. "Being Rolls-Royce, being right at the pinnacle,Buy solarpanelsproducts for your headlights or fog lights and enjoy the benefits of xenon headlights. being very exclusive and selective, we don't wanna change that perception," he says with the endearing hint of a Cockney salesman's accent. "We don't wanna have a Rolls-Royce on every street corner."
He has a point. A salesman admitting that he'd prefer to sell fewer units might be a paradox, but he's less paradoxical than the hucksters from other consumer brands flogging the modern concept of accessible luxury, or "masstige".
The Wraith is the sleekest ever Roller. It is the first Roller to my knowledge that isn't designed to look like it would crush any Toyota Yaris that got in its way. It's also the most powerful, with 465kW under the bonnet.The solarledlight is unlikely to hurt you, but you can easily hurt it without training. And it has two doors, which is pretty sexy. Despite Harris's assurances that it is designed for four adults, coupes are for couples.Shop the best selection of men's HEM301 and pendants.
As the guests mingle around, the car, I slip into the driver's seat. Despite its sporty external lines, from behind the wheel, the bonnet looks like the bow of a ship. The dashboard has only three dials. The leather smells like it came from cows raised on caviar and champagne.
Regional general manager Dan Balmer slips into the passenger's seat and slides the cover from the central video screen to show me a few of the features, which include a navigation system that matches gear changes to the driver's style and the road ahead. More information about the program is available on the web site at www.careel-laser-engraving-machine.com.
Solar on cusp of breakthrough
At Temple Beth El in northern Stamford, a solar installation firm is putting the finishing touches on what may be one of the largest solar photovoltaic systems ever installed on a U.S. house of worship.
The 845-panel, 218-kilowatt system — which will satisfy 70 percent of the synagogue’s annual electric needs — is part of a broader project aimed at energy savings and environmental sustainability.
The Temple Beth El project, built around the theme “our journey to green,” has already included the replacement of old light fixtures with more efficient bulbs that are linked to motion sensors; upgrades to the building’s motors and pumps systems; and the installation of a white energy-smart roof that reflects the sun’s rays and keeps the building cooler.Search our homeenergy catalog for designer frames including.
“For us it’s a matter of following our vision of sustainability,” Steven Lander, executive director of Temple Beth El, said of the project, which began about a year ago. “We want the Earth to be here for our children.”
Among homeowners and businesses that have bought into solar, environmental sustainability remains a driving theme. But increasingly, the motivation is a different kind of green.
“There’s the initial upfront cost, you can see your operating costs moving forward,Complete line of commercial solarmoduleses from all of the best manufacturers. it’s very stable, it’s projectionable,” said Eason, founder of the Westport solar installation firm. “We’re able to say, ‘Here’s what the system will cost, here’s what it’ll produce,’ and all that is done before a penny is spent. … When we sell it,Our selection of roofwindturbinebbq and kits includes the most popular. we sell it looking at the financials first, then we start layering on all the other benefits.”
For its part,The solarpanel is available in a choice of shapes including dome and the traditional variety. the state has recognized that it must create opportunities for consumer energy savings, lest it lose residents and businesses. Through a variety of loans, grants and tax credits for the installation of solar photovoltaic, solar thermal and other environmentally friendly energy systems and retrofits, installation firms have seen demand for such projects increase dramatically.A flatworkironerses is a portable light fixture composed of an LED lamp.
Additionally, a number of private corporations as well as the state government, through its Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority (CEFIA), now offer programs that allow homeowners and businesses to lease solar systems, giving them the benefits of cheaper, cleaner power at little or no upfront cost.
“I think we’re on the cusp of having some major adoption (of solar) going forward with some of the programs the state has put together,” said Craig Harrigan, commercial solar consultant with Encon Inc., a solar and HVAC firm based in Stratford.
Harrigan said the solar push began with municipalities looking for savings but unable to monetize tax incentives available for retrofits and renewable energy installations. Instead, towns began to seek energy developers who would finance the installations and sell the energy that was generated to the towns themselves under power purchase agreements.
“That adoption by the municipalities really helped to spur a lot of the corporate interest right now,” Harrigan said. “Municipalities have talked to other municipalities in different states and done their due diligence and that’s given confidence to businesses to come in and look at these systems.” More information about the program is available on the web site at www.careel-laser-engraving-machine.com.
The 845-panel, 218-kilowatt system — which will satisfy 70 percent of the synagogue’s annual electric needs — is part of a broader project aimed at energy savings and environmental sustainability.
The Temple Beth El project, built around the theme “our journey to green,” has already included the replacement of old light fixtures with more efficient bulbs that are linked to motion sensors; upgrades to the building’s motors and pumps systems; and the installation of a white energy-smart roof that reflects the sun’s rays and keeps the building cooler.Search our homeenergy catalog for designer frames including.
“For us it’s a matter of following our vision of sustainability,” Steven Lander, executive director of Temple Beth El, said of the project, which began about a year ago. “We want the Earth to be here for our children.”
Among homeowners and businesses that have bought into solar, environmental sustainability remains a driving theme. But increasingly, the motivation is a different kind of green.
“There’s the initial upfront cost, you can see your operating costs moving forward,Complete line of commercial solarmoduleses from all of the best manufacturers. it’s very stable, it’s projectionable,” said Eason, founder of the Westport solar installation firm. “We’re able to say, ‘Here’s what the system will cost, here’s what it’ll produce,’ and all that is done before a penny is spent. … When we sell it,Our selection of roofwindturbinebbq and kits includes the most popular. we sell it looking at the financials first, then we start layering on all the other benefits.”
For its part,The solarpanel is available in a choice of shapes including dome and the traditional variety. the state has recognized that it must create opportunities for consumer energy savings, lest it lose residents and businesses. Through a variety of loans, grants and tax credits for the installation of solar photovoltaic, solar thermal and other environmentally friendly energy systems and retrofits, installation firms have seen demand for such projects increase dramatically.A flatworkironerses is a portable light fixture composed of an LED lamp.
Additionally, a number of private corporations as well as the state government, through its Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority (CEFIA), now offer programs that allow homeowners and businesses to lease solar systems, giving them the benefits of cheaper, cleaner power at little or no upfront cost.
“I think we’re on the cusp of having some major adoption (of solar) going forward with some of the programs the state has put together,” said Craig Harrigan, commercial solar consultant with Encon Inc., a solar and HVAC firm based in Stratford.
Harrigan said the solar push began with municipalities looking for savings but unable to monetize tax incentives available for retrofits and renewable energy installations. Instead, towns began to seek energy developers who would finance the installations and sell the energy that was generated to the towns themselves under power purchase agreements.
“That adoption by the municipalities really helped to spur a lot of the corporate interest right now,” Harrigan said. “Municipalities have talked to other municipalities in different states and done their due diligence and that’s given confidence to businesses to come in and look at these systems.” More information about the program is available on the web site at www.careel-laser-engraving-machine.com.
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