home power magazine - issue 097 - 2003 - 10 - 11

Manufactured in Arlington, Washington, with 100% green power, the Xantrex SunTie XR Version 5.0 is the right choice for grid-tie power. Its low voltage design makes it safe for your home and easy to troubleshoot. And thanks to an expandable system design, you can add modules as needed. Xantrex offers a five-year warranty on all new SunTie XRs. The SunTie XR, Version 5.0 now offers the best thermal performance in the industry. While competitive systems start limiting power output as outside tempertures rise above 86˚F, the SunTie continues to sell maximum power back to the grid. Its Maximum Power Point Tracking technology ensures the SunTie XR harvests the highest possible amount of energy available from the solar array, even as environmental conditions change. And with the inverter’s improved user display, you will always have detailed information to track its performance. Visit our website www.xantrex.com/suntie for more information. Or call 1-800-446-6180. As part of the Bonneville Environmental Foundation Green Tags program, Xantrex manufacturing facilities in the US operate on 100% green electricity. Limited Time Offer Purchase a SunTie XR between July 1, 2003 and September 30, 2003, and Xantrex will ship you a Remote Meter and a Rainshield at no added cost – a retail value of more than $300. Made in America Just Got Better Southwest PV Systems - Texas Toll Free: 800.899.7978 Phone: 281.351.0031 E-mail: swpv@southwestpv.com Internet: www.southwestpv.com Sun Amp Power Company - Arizona Toll Free: 800.677.6527 Phone: 480.922.9782 E-mail: sunamp@sunamp.com Internet: www.sunamp.com Talmage Solar Engineering, Inc. - Solar Market - Maine Toll Free: 877.785.0088 Phone: 207.985.0088 E-mail: sm@solarmarket.com Internet: www.solarmarket.com CANADA Generation PV, Inc. - Ontario Toll Free: 800.311.4286 Phone: 905.831.6111 E-mail: info@generationpv.com Internet: www.generationpv.com Soltek Powersource Ltd. - Alberta Toll Free: 888.291.9039 Phone: 403.291.9039 E-mail: sps@spsenergy.com Internet: www.spsenergy.com Soltek Powersource Ltd. - British Columbia Toll Free: 800.667.6527 Phone: 250.544.2115 E-mail: sps@spsenergy.com Internet: www.spsenergy.com Soltek Powersource Ltd - Ontario Toll Free: 888.300.3037 Phone: 705.737.1555 E-mail: sps@spsenergy.com Internet: www.spsenergy.com Trans-Canada Energie - Quebec Toll Free: 800.661.3330 Phone: 450.348.2370 E-mail: rozonbatteries@yahoo.com Internet: www.worldbatteries.com USA Alternative Solar Products - California Toll Free: 800.229.7652 Phone: 909.308.2366 E-mail: mark@alternativesolar.com Internet: www.alternativesolar.com Atlantic Solar Products, Inc. - Maryland Toll Free: 800.807.2857 Phone: 410.686.2500 E-mail: mail@atlanticsolar.com Internet: www.atlanticsolar.com Dankoff Solar Products - New Mexico Toll Free: 888.396.6611 Phone: 505.473.3800 E-mail: info@dankoffsolar.com Internet: www.dankoffsolar.com Effective Solar Products - Louisiana Toll Free: 888.824.0090 Phone: 504.537.0090 E-mail: esp@effectivesolar.com Internet: www.effectivesolar.com Hutton Communications - Georgia Toll Free: 877.896.2806 Phone: 770.963.1380 Fax: 770.963.9335 E-mail: sales@huttonsolar.com Internet: www.huttonsolar.com Intermountain Solar Technologies - Utah Toll Free: 800.671.0169 Phone: 801.501.9353 E-mail: orrin@intermountainsolar.com Internet: www.intermountainsolar.com Polar Wire - Alaska Phone: 907.561.5955 Fax: 907.561.4233 E-mail: sales@polarwire.com Internet: www.polarwire.com Solar Depot, Inc. - California Toll Free: 707.766.7727 Phone: 800.822.4041 E-mail: info@solardepot.com Internet: www.solardepot.com “ Why did we choose a BP Solar electric system? ” “ By generating our own clean electricity, our family is reducing air pollution while being energy independent. And we’re doing it now so that our children can inherit a better world. When we decided to buy a solar electric system, we spent a lot of time researching. We finally selected BP Solar – their system had the high quality modules and system components that gave us the exactly what we wanted. But we also considered something else: the company’s experience. We wanted to do business with a name brand in the solar industry – one known for quality and reliability. And since BP Solar has been around for thirty years, we felt comfortable that they’re going to continue to be here. After all, what good is a long warranty if the company isn’t around to honor it? ” For more information, visit our website: www.bpsolar.com Southwest PV Systems - Texas Toll Free: 800.899.7978 Phone: 281.351.0031 E-mail: swpv@southwestpv.com Internet: www.southwestpv.com Sun Amp Power Company - Arizona Toll Free: 800.677.6527 Phone: 480.922.9782 E-mail: sunamp@sunamp.com Internet: www.sunamp.com Talmage Solar Engineering, Inc. - Solar Market - Maine Toll Free: 877.785.0088 Phone: 207.985.0088 E-mail: sm@solarmarket.com Internet: www.solarmarket.com CANADA Generation PV, Inc. - Ontario Toll Free: 800.311.4286 Phone: 905.831.6111 E-mail: info@generationpv.com Internet: www.generationpv.com Soltek Powersource Ltd. - Alberta Toll Free: 888.291.9039 Phone: 403.291.9039 E-mail: sps@spsenergy.com Internet: www.spsenergy.com Soltek Powersource Ltd. - British Columbia Toll Free: 800.667.6527 Phone: 250.544.2115 E-mail: sps@spsenergy.com Internet: www.spsenergy.com Soltek Powersource Ltd - Ontario Toll Free: 888.300.3037 Phone: 705.737.1555 E-mail: sps@spsenergy.com Internet: www.spsenergy.com Trans-Canada Energie - Quebec Toll Free: 800.661.3330 Phone: 450.348.2370 E-mail: rozonbatteries@yahoo.com Internet: www.worldbatteries.com USA Alternative Solar Products - California Toll Free: 800.229.7652 Phone: 909.308.2366 E-mail: mark@alternativesolar.com Internet: www.alternativesolar.com Atlantic Solar Products, Inc. - Maryland Toll Free: 800.807.2857 Phone: 410.686.2500 E-mail: mail@atlanticsolar.com Internet: www.atlanticsolar.com Dankoff Solar Products - New Mexico Toll Free: 888.396.6611 Phone: 505.473.3800 E-mail: info@dankoffsolar.com Internet: www.dankoffsolar.com Effective Solar Products - Louisiana Toll Free: 888.824.0090 Phone: 504.537.0090 E-mail: esp@effectivesolar.com Internet: www.effectivesolar.com Hutton Communications - Georgia Toll Free: 877.896.2806 Phone: 770.963.1380 Fax: 770.963.9335 E-mail: sales@huttonsolar.com Internet: www.huttonsolar.com Intermountain Solar Technologies - Utah Toll Free: 800.671.0169 Phone: 801.501.9353 E-mail: orrin@intermountainsolar.com Internet: www.intermountainsolar.com Polar Wire - Alaska Phone: 907.561.5955 Fax: 907.561.4233 E-mail: sales@polarwire.com Internet: www.polarwire.com Solar Depot, Inc. - California Toll Free: 707.766.7727 Phone: 800.822.4041 E-mail: info@solardepot.com Internet: www.solardepot.com “ Why did we choose a BP Solar electric system? ” “ By generating our own clean electricity, our family is reducing air pollution while being energy independent. And we’re doing it now so that our children can inherit a better world. When we decided to buy a solar electric system, we spent a lot of time researching. We finally selected BP Solar – their system had the high quality modules and system components that gave us the exactly what we wanted. But we also considered something else: the company’s experience. We wanted to do business with a name brand in the solar industry – one known for quality and reliability. And since BP Solar has been around for thirty years, we felt comfortable that they’re going to continue to be here. After all, what good is a long warranty if the company isn’t around to honor it? ” For more information, visit our website: www.bpsolar.com [...]... Plains, NY 106 05 • 86 6-9 8 3-2 819 or 21 2-5 8 1-4 030 • Fax: 60 4-9 8 3-2 869 • operations@npcpunited.com • www.npcpunited.com International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), 112 5 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20005 • 20 2-8 3 3-7 000 • Fax: 20 2-4 6 7-6 316 • journal@ibew.org • www.ibew.org California Energy Commission (CEC), 1516 9th St (MS 45), Sacramento, CA 95814 • 80 0-5 5 5-7 794 or 91 6-6 5 4-5 127 • Fax: 91 6-6 5 3-2 543... 40 8-9 8 8-4 358 • vince@vincenancy.com Sharp Solar Systems of America • 63 0-3 7 8-3 357 • www.sharp-usa.com • PVs SMA America, Inc., 12438 Loma Rica Drive, Unit C, Grass Valley, CA 95945 • 53 0-2 7 3-4 895 • Fax: 53 0-2 7 4-7 271 • info@sma-america.com • www.sma-america.com • Sunny Boy inverters Multi-Contact USA, 5560 Skylane Blvd., Santa Rosa, CA 95403 • 70 7-5 7 5-7 575 • Fax: 70 7-5 7 5-7 373 • sales@multicontact-usa.com... 80 0-9 8 2-6 397 • Fax: 30 4-3 4 8-1 233 • home power 97 / october & november 2003 the scoop on coal kward@wvgazette.com • www.wvgazette.com/static/series/mining • An extensive series by Ken Ward on surface mining Citizens’ Coal Council, 1705 South Pearl, Room 5, Denver, CO 80 210 • 30 3-7 2 2-9 119 • Fax: 30 3-7 2 2-8 338 • ccc6@mindspring.com • www.citizenscoalcouncil.org • Contacts for local groups active in MTR issues... concerning Coal-Fired Power Plant Emissions 100 % Percent of Total Emissions 90 % 33% 80 % 3% 70 % 60% 75% 60 % 50 % 5% 40 % 64% 30 % 2% 20 % 35% 23% 10 % 0% SO2 NOX CO2 Pollutant Coal-Fired Power Plants All Other Power Plants From 2000 EPA data What once was a hardwood forest-covered mountain 32 home power 97 / october & november 2003 the scoop on coal The Side Effects of a Coal-Fired Power Plant ©2002... • 80 0-6 4 0-1 131 or 42 3-8 9 2-4 842 • info@southwings.org • www.southwings.org • A not-for-profit environmental aviation service that provided the flyovers of mountaintop removal/valley fill sites for the photos in this article Sierra Club, 85 Second St., 2nd floor, San Francisco, CA 9 4105 • 41 5-9 7 7-5 500 • Fax: 41 5-9 7 7-5 799 • information@sierraclub.org • www.sierraclub.org/energy Charleston Gazette, 100 1... Phone/Fax: 54 1-5 7 5-3 633 • info@solwest.org • www.solwest.org • The author thanks Jennifer Barker of EORenew for her contributions to this article Solar Wind Works CA Contractor's License: #796322 Renewable Energy Power Systems • Sales—PV, Wind, & Microhydro • Design—Off-Grid or On-Grid • Full On-Site Installation Chris Worcester Toll Free! 1-8 7 7-6 8 2-4 503 53 0-5 8 2-4 503 • fax: 53 0-5 824603 PO Box 2 511, Truckee,... Design & Installation Wind Power October 11 October 1 3-1 8 October 2 0-2 5 Distance Courses on the Internet PV Design Solar Home Design SEI Introduction to Renewable Energy Photovoltaics Design & Installation Photovoltaics 2 PV Design On-Line Distance Course Utility Interactive Solar Systems Wind Power Microhydro Power Solar Home Design & Natural House Building Solar Home Design On-Line Distance Course Strawbale... 1730 Camino Carlos Rey, Unit 103 , Santa Fe, NM 87507 • 88 8-3 9 6-6 611 or 50 5-4 7 3-3 800 • Fax: 50 5-4 7 3-3 830 • info@dankoffsolar.com • www.dankoffsolar.com Butch and Linda Sagaser, 49002 Hwy 26, Mt Vernon, OR 97865 • 54 1-9 3 2-4 753 • skibums@highdesertnet.com Jim Slater, Eastern Oregon Solar Electric, 28599 SCC Dunhan Rd., Prineville, OR, 97754 Eastern Oregon Renewable Energies Non-Profit (EORenew) and SolWest... WV 25773 • 30 4-5 2 2-0 246 • Fax: 30 4-5 2 5-6 984 • ohvec@ohvec.org • www.ohvec.org/issues/mountaintop_removal/index.html The Coalfield Communities of Southern West Virginia, Penny Loeb • cfdodge@msn.com • www.wvcoalfield.com • A community-based overview of mining’s impacts in southern West Virginia Clear the Air, 1200 18th St NW, 5th floor, Washington, DC 20036 • 20 2-8 8 7-1 715 • Fax: 20 2-8 8 7-8 880 • info@cleartheair.org... Box 118 , Bland, VA 24315 • communities that have been home to hundreds of 27 6-6 8 8-2 190 • Fax: 27 6-6 8 8-2 179 • Cell: 27 6-6 2 0-0 717 • hardworking miners’ families and others for generations, david.muhly@sierraclub.org have been reduced to ghost towns, vandalized, and burnt Union of Concerned Scientists, 2 Brattle Square, United Mine Workers (UMW) President Cecil Roberts’ Cambridge, MA 02238 • 80 0-6 6 6-8 276 . USA Phone: 80 0-7 0 7-6 585 or 54 1-5 1 2-0 201 Fax: 54 1-5 1 2-0 343 hp@homepower.com letters@homepower.com Subscriptions, Back Issues, & Other Products: Marika & Shannon subscriptions@homepower.com Advertising:. sales@multi- contact-usa.com • www.multi-contact-usa.com • Multi- Contact connectors Unistrut Corporation, 35660 Clinton St., Wayne, MI 48184 • 80 0-5 2 1-7 730 or 73 4-7 2 1-4 040 • Fax: 73 4-7 2 1-4 106 • www.unistrut.com National. 53 0-2 7 4-7 271 • info@sma-america.com • www.sma-america.com • Sunny Boy inverters Multi-Contact USA, 5560 Skylane Blvd., Santa Rosa, CA 95403 • 70 7-5 7 5-7 575 • Fax: 70 7-5 7 5-7 373 • sales@multi- contact-usa.com