Voicing an Opinion

“Your Voice” is a relatively new publication that has been delivered to mailboxes in many towns in and around the Upper Valley (NH and VT). I was excited to hear that they were publishing an “Off the Grid” section every other week starting in January (for 6 weeks to start). I asked if I could [...]

What’s stopping you?

Solar PV Modules

What’s stopping YOU from taking the next step toward renewable energy sources and reducing your own dependence on fossil fuels with their variable (and unpredictable) costs?

Here are some reasons why you might have already started your plans towards fuel savings and a greener future:

Tax credit of 30% of the total cost [...]

Stimulate me!

Stimulate me!

This blog entry is a reminder of the incentives and rebates brought to us by our federal, state, and local stimulus package – our tax dollars hard at work. Click on the links for details and fine print.

Federal, residential: All solar hot water, solar electric, wind turbines, and geo-thermal systems qualify for the [...]

Wind Power

Wind Turbine

Today, I was in Portland, Maine in a training class for Southwest wind turbines – installation and sales. It was fun and interesting and gave me some good resources and information to help people who have enough wind to generate electricity.

We completed the construction of a 45′ tower, wired and attached [...]

Town Energy Issues

Some Upper Valley Towns (VT/NH)

I officially became a member of our town’s energy committee this week! Well… an alternate member, but that’s a good start.

This was the same week as the yearly meeting for the region’s energy committees to get together and share ideas on how to help our towns set goals and raise [...]

Tax credits and incentives for energy efficiencies

I’ve just started a study of the numerous incentives, grants, tax credits, and rebates that are available at the federal, state, and local level for alternative and energy efficient products. I expect with the new administration in Washington this should get even more exciting over the next few years.

To get started, you might try this [...]