DFW Solar Home Tour

Date/Time
10/06/2012
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Tour Host
North Texas Renewable Energy Group
Mellen West
Phone: 2147075161
www.dfwsolarhometour.org

Registration Location
Renner House
325 Newsom Mound RD
Weatherford, TX 76085
United States

Tour Fee
Free

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Renewable energy features.
Solar PV
Generating capacity kW: 6.2
Installation date: 10-2003
Installer/contractor: Owner
Equipment: PV Kyocera, Inverter Xantrex, charger controller Outback Power
Grid tied with battery back up.

Wind Power
Generating capacity kW: 10.0
Installation date: 2-2007
Installer/contractor: Owner
Equipment: Bergey

Green features:

Solar Hot water
Installation date: 1-1999
Installer/contractor: Owner
Equipment: Home built
Energy Monitoring
Installation date: 8-2010
Installer/contractor: Owner
Equipment: Welserver WWW. www.welserver.com/WEL0378
Rain water catchment
Installation date: 3-2009
Installer/contractor: Owner
Equipment: Multiple tanks. 7,500 gallon capacity
Passive Solar Design
Hybrid vehichle

Host Comments:
My motivation is to produce pollution free energy and reduce my utility bill. I hope to become energy independent and have my own water supply in the event of water supply shortage.