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CPA says she found tax credits for wind, geothermal, and solar additions to the house as a tax credit of up to $300. She can’t find anything on my windows, which cost up about $700 each and I was told I’d get a $300 tax credit for buying and installing them.
Is solar air conditioner a successful product for home use where you get a lot of sunlight. if so is there any company in India manufacturing the same.
what i means is photovoltaics (PV module collector) combine with thermal collector…
Detail : year, name and where…..
somebody help me????….
TQ
My family is really “Green” when it comes to our lifestyle. I just need to know how much it would cost for solar panels to provide our electricity. How many would one house need? Do they charge by the panel?
Re: this Yahoo article:http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080831/ap_o…
It always amazes me that companies which have been developing alternative energy technologies for OVER 25 YEARS, with tax credits and other government subsidies to make them a low-cost technologically superior reality, continue to demand special breaks and considerations even though they STILL have not proven to deliver on their promise.
If I had created the ultimate alternative energy, lets say, a Mr. Fusion thing like in the fictional “Back to Future” series, which takes garbage or any other material, and it produces a waste by-product of water, and it only cost $1000 to manufacturer with a retail price well under a few thousand, there would be no need to get government subsidies because myself and my investors would be gazillionaires within 2 years!
The issue is, and remains, that every single alternative energy idea that we’ve been pursuing for the past 25 YEARS, including wind, solar, and ethanol, have not caught on because they are PROHIBITIVELY EXPENSIVE.
And the excuse is always, “Yeah, but we need more money to make it cheaper.” Nonsense. If, after 25 YEARS, you still haven’t figured out a way to improve the technology, IT’S A DEAD END.
This is because the alternative energy debate is fundamentally flawed. Every single alternative was missing, from the very beginning, the very essential element to make it practical and successful.
“Can we find an alternative energy resource that is less polluting, more abundant, and SIGNIFICANTLY AND SUBSTANTIALLY CHEAPER than existing resources?”
Consider PC technology. It was IMMEDIATELY substantially cheaper than its mainframe alternatives. This is why it took off as a computing power alternative. No government tax credits were needed. No subsidizing was required. Competitors popped up left and right to invest heavilly in making it better and better.
And in the same period of time that we have been pursuing these alternative energies, PC technology has evolved enormously.
And if we were still using computers with 256Kb of memory and floppy disks and dot matrix printers, and it turns out they were more expensive than mainframe computers, do you think ANYONE would be saying, “All IBM, Apple, Dell, HP, Intel and AMD need is more money from the government.” ABSOLUTELY NOT.
Innovation is wonderful. But it has to be practical.
Any alternative energy source MUST be a substantially CHEAPER alternative FIRST and FOREMOST. Otherwise, we can throw trillions into the technology and it will never be accepted.
Private funding has already grown weary of the failures of these alternative energies to deliver on their promises.
Meanwhile, there are newer alternative energy ideas such as Fusion and Hydrogen that show great promise… but they are now in their infancy of development. In the meantime, we should take advantage of the cheaper resources we ALREADY have, and use those as a cost/value challenge for viable alternative energies.
Or should we continue to pursue and fund alternatives that no one will want to pay for?
The Republican Party recently put forth a proposal to build 100 new nuclear reactors in the USA. The Economic Analysis Institute for Energy and the Environment at the Vermont School of Law recently did an analysis of the costs of nuclear power. The analysis concluded that consumers could pay $1.9 trillion to $4.4 trillion in excess costs if 100 new nuclear reactors are built instead of using renewable energy and energy efficiency to provide the same electricity. New reactors will cost 12 to 20 cents per kilowatt-hour — at least 6 cents per kilowatt-hour more than electricity provided by renewable energy and energy efficiency.
“The low carbon sources that are less costly than nuclear include efficiency, cogeneration, biomass, geothermal, wind, solar thermal and natural gas. Solar photovoltaics that are presently more costly than nuclear reactors are projected to decline dramatically in price in the next decade. Fossil fuels with carbon capture and storage, which are not presently available, are projected to be somewhat more costly than nuclear reactors.”http://www.vermontlaw.edu/Documents/Coop…
So why should we waste trillions of dollars on new nukes instead of building cheaper renewable energy plants? Aren’t Republicans supposed to be against high energy prices?
I want to heat a room that is 20″ by 16 “. I have a 1500w ceramic heater and a 12v battery. How many solar panels would i need to heat the room?
Sometimes, we find ourselves looking for background info on a person. Whether it’s an old friend or someone you are not so happy about being in your life, gathering information on who and where they are can be very useful.
PI obviously earn a very good living helping you in this situation. But instead of paying hundreds of bucks for their time and expertise, there may be a better option.
You see, PI used to be the original go to people when information was hard to find on people. With the advent of the internet and certain services, info is much easier (and cheaper) to obtain, if you know where to look.
Besides, with PI you are paying more than you need to because it’s not only their knowledge you are paying for, but also their time.
But the truth is, other options now exist publicly where you can do the investigating yourself and trace people accurately without the expensive fees.
The same databases private investigators use to get information are actually available for you to use on the web.
This means you can find anyone through a phone number, and get a full set of details on them within seconds. Legally, cheaply and quickly.
The one thing you will still need to do is pay the fee required for accessing such a database of information. But look at it this way – it won’t be half as much as a private investigators would cost.
By cutting out the middleman, you’ll get your results faster and cheaper. And when it comes to needing information badly enough, isn’t faster and cheaper a tempting option?
There are many means by which light fixtures can be used to make your home look better. You can choose from a wide selection of fixtures, as new ones are being introduced on a daily basis. If you go to a one of the big stores you will find a better selection. Added to this is the fact that these types of stores can often give you useful advice about the fixtures you want to buy. You can make your home come alive in many ways with lighting fixtures.
Ceilings can be either too high or too low and you can correct this with different types of lighting. For example a low ceiling can look higher with floor or wall lights. Point these upwards so that the light bounces off the ceiling. You can use hidden lighting like track lighting mounted fairly high up on the ceiling. Point the lamps upward and you will get the same effect. Torch floor lights can be good for this purpose.
On the other hand a high ceiling can be “lowered” by different lighting. Try placing wall fixtures lower and put shades on pendant lighting to avoid the light from reflecting off the ceiling. This will also give the room a cozier look.
Mirrors reflect light and can be used to make a room bigger. Walls can be made to look further apart by illuminating opposite walls. A long narrow hallway can be improved by spotlighting some art work on the end wall. The other walls should have decreased light so that people automatically look at the end of the hallway.
If you want to make your bedroom more intimate you can make use of table lamps. Use pastel hues for the lamp shades like; like pink and yellow. This will give the room a soft light making it more romantic and relaxing.
Different colors can create varying moods for the rooms in your home. For example yellow is an upbeat color and can be done with colored bulbs or shades. Blue is a calming relaxing color but red will invoke intensity and activity. Pink and pastel hues will make a room more intimate and cozy. Green invokes feelings of nature and harmony and will make people feel more upbeat.
The purpose of a room will determine what light fixtures you will use. More task lighting with brighter illumination will be necessary for a work place like and office, but a more relaxed mood with softer lighting is needed for a family room.
The radiance you want will be decided by the decoration and furniture you have in your room. Different characteristics in a room can be increased with accent lighting. You can utilize LED light bars for this purpose. Colored lights can be used for dramatic effects. Track lighting is also good for this style of lighting.
Like many people, you may have spent hundreds or even thousands of dollars on exercise equipment that you never use. But what if exercise were more fun? Swimming is fun and it’s a great way to exercise, but most people don’t have either the money or space for a full sized pool in their yard. It is for these very reasons that you should look into getting a lap pool.
Basically you have a couple of choices. You can get either a full length lap pool, or one of the small models where you swim against jets of water coming against you. Either way the health benefits are numerous. If you think about it, it’s almost like having the perfect exercise machine at your home.
The first way you’ll start to get healthy is through the cardiovascular workout. Your heart rate will increase, much like it would if you were running down the street, on a treadmill, or on a track. You’ll be burning calories and increasing your endurance at the same time. So it’s great for heart health and weight control as well.
But swimming is better than running because it greatly reduces your chance of getting hurt. It’s low impact, so there’s no constant pounding on your joints. That means no aching feet, knees or back. You get all the fitness benefits without all the aches and pains.
But there’s an additional benefit to swimming. The water provides resistance, and that means an increase in your strength and muscle definition. It’s similar in some ways to resistance training by lifting weights. That’s why so many Olympic level athletes now make swimming a part of their daily workout. The good news is that you don’t have to be an Olympian to get identical fitness benefits.
I won’t kid you into thinking that a lap pool is inexpensive, but it certainly will cost less than putting a huge traditional pool in your back yard. It will also take up less room. And if you go with one of the small models where you swim against a stream of jets, you can probably find room in your home. An indoor pool means you won’t have to worry if it’s cold or raining, you can still get your exercise every day.
If you should decide on a full length pool placed in ground and in your back yard, you’re not only getting a place to exercise, but a place to entertain as well. Get an above ground pool and you’ll likely be able to take it with you if you decide to move. Most of them are easily portable. And because of their size, they are relatively easy to maintain and keep clean. Not only do they cost less to get, they cost less to run as well.
What exactly do you want from your exercise? Chances are you want a cardiovascular workout to burn calories, but one that won’t hurt your joints because it’s low impact. You also want to tone your muscles and increase your strength through resistance training. A lap pool will do all of the above. Add in the fact that it’s low maintenance, doesn’t cost too much, is attractive and can fit just about anywhere, and you have exactly what you need. And best of all, it’s so much fun you may even forget you’re exercising.