Solar Direct Reports Record Sales Energized by Florida Solar Rebates.Company Forecasts 100 KW-hrs of "Solar Home Makeovers" by Year End BRADENTON, Fla. -- Solar Direct, the nation's most popular renewable energy Renewable energy utilizes natural resources such as sunlight, wind, tides and geothermal heat, which are naturally replenished. Renewable energy technologies range from solar power, wind power, and hydroelectricity to biomass and biofuels for transportation. super mall on the Internet, today announced winning ten new major residential solar electric (Photovoltaic The generation of voltage by a material that is exposed to light in the visible and invisible ranges. See photoelectric and photovoltaic cell. or PV) customers for a total of $400,000. These new contracts in combination with continued growth in online product sales contributed to Solar Direct's record-breaking August revenue of $255,962, up 66% over last year. "Since the start of Florida's solar rebate rebate, partial refund of the total price paid for goods or services. In the United States, rebates were historically given by railroads to favored shippers as a return on transportation charges. program, we have seen a spike in solar PV sales," states Dale Gulden, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Solar Direct. "In our 20-year history in Florida, we have never experienced such high interest by homeowners in renewable energy products." Solar Direct forecasts that by the end of the year the homes they have retrofitted with solar PV will produce at least 100 KW-hrs of power. Most of the new installations, sized at an average of 4.5 kW-hrs, reduce the homeowner's electrical bills by $50-$100 per month, or an average of $600 - $1200 per year. "Florida homeowners approach us for diverse reasons," said Gulden, "including recent spikes in home electricity costs, long-term concern over 'electricity inflation' and national trends toward green building. Here in Florida, people also pursue solar as storm electricity back-up and, more recently, as a means for increasing their home appraisal value The appraisal value is the value of a company based on a projection of future cashflows that its owners will receive from the company's assets as well as from its current and future operations. ." Solar Direct customer, Pedro Santiago, invested in a "Total Solar Home Makeover," adding on solar electricity, solar water heating Water heating is a thermodynamic process using an energy source to heat water above its initial temperature. Typical domestic uses of hot water are for cooking, cleaning, bathing, and space heating. In industry both hot water and water heated to steam have many uses. , pool heating and natural day-lighting to his home. "Choosing solar was a no-brainer," said Mr. Santiago. "Why should I give my money to the electric company when I can put it back into my house and hedge against future electricity rate increases?" To view homes using solar energy solar energy, any form of energy radiated by the sun, including light, radio waves, and X rays, although the term usually refers to the visible light of the sun. , the public can attend the American Solar Energy Society's National Solar Tour Day, being held Saturday, Oct 7. For more information, visit www.ases.org/tour for open homes and buildings in your area. About Solar Direct A pioneer in the world of energy conservation products since 1986, Solar Direct began with a focus on residential and commercial systems including solar thermal and geothermal heat pumps A geothermal heat pump system is a heating and/or an air conditioning system that uses the Earth's ability to store heat in the ground and water thermal masses. This system will take advantage of a land mass as a heat exchanger to either heat or cool a building structure. . Solar Direct today hosts the Internet's fastest growing energy product super mall, www.SolarDirect.com, offering over 350 energy-efficient leisure and appliance products to home-owners throughout all 50 states. Over the company's history, solar-based product shipments have resulted in cumulative KWh savings of 1.2 Billion KW Hrs, equivalent to 487,000 tons of CO2 savings or removing 487,000 passenger vehicles off the road for one year. Note to Editors: High resolutions photos of "Solar Home Makeover" houses are available upon request. |
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