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All articles from issue #1 through present
INDEXThis article index is your easy-to-use guide to the entire history of Home Power magazine—more than 100 information-packed issues.
Use the bookmark list at left to jump quickly to the topics that interest you. Under each listing, the numbers refer to issue and page respectively. When you’ve found what you’re looking for, let us know—all back-issues of Home Power are available for purchase, with three options to choose from.
Print EditionsRoughly 75 percent of our back-issues are still avail-able in print. Purchase issues #1–99, $5.95 each; issues #100–present, $8.95 each; or the complete set of avail-able back-issues for $100. All prices include shipping to all destinations.
Digital EditionsAll back-issues are available for purchase and down-load as PDF files from www.homepower.com. Contents are exactly as published, searchable and printable—$5 per issue.
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Air Conditioningarchitecture, cool homes in arid climates,
40: 24cool towers, evaporative cooling in arid
climates, 41: 38cooling & heating with solar, 102: 88cooling on PV, 81: 10passive cooling strategies, 108: 20passive cooling, part 1, basics, 82: 84
Alternative Fuels(see “Hydrogen,” “Methane,” “Transpor-
tation,” & “Biodiesel”)
Alternatorsbasics, how they work, 20: 10brushless alternators, 97: 68Homebrew, 12 VDC engine/generator w/
field controller, 2: 23Homebrew, 12 VDC engine/generator
w/field controller, updated, 42: 28Homebrew, 24 Volt Mark VI, 22: 73“The Homebuilt Dynamo,” Book Review,
32: 86wind, generators, rewinding, 19: 24
Ammeters(see “Instrumentation”)
Ampere-Hour Meters(see “Instrumentation”)
Appliances(also see “Lighting”)12 volt stereo (DC), Q&A, 60: 106adding fridge insulation, 95: 34air conditioning on PV, 81: 10
Asko dish washer, Home & Heart, 52: 94Asko dish washer, part 2, Home & Heart,
53: 78batteries for cordless devices, 96: 134bread machine, Home & Heart, 58: 90choosing how-to, Home & Heart, 78: 110cooking with solar electricity, 104: 134cordless vacuum cleaner, Home & Heart,
82: 118DC, using for efficiency, 98: 90electric heater, Thermal Art (TtW!), 54: 71lawn mowers; electric & solar, 113: 82life-cycle cost analysis, 112: 82load analysis, for system design, 58: 38mini flashlight conversion to LED, 90: 40muscle-powered washers & a charger,
energy audits for buildings, 106: 74finding true south, simple technique, (let-
ters), 63: 97greenhouse strategies for cold weather,
99: 30greenhouse, PV powered ventilation,
34: 55home with water catchment roof & wind
control in Bonaire, N., 77: 56inflatable-form concrete dome, with PV,
88: 46insulation options for green building,
111: 44Kyocera’s PV powered energy-efficient
building, 75: 44lumber kiln, passive solar, 63: 50mud rooms, Home & Heart, 55: 92off-grid living in the city, 109: 12old icehouse converted with green fea-
tures, 104: 14passive cooling, part 2, architectural
details, 83: 66passive solar design blunders, 105: 38passive solar design primer, 90: 86passive solar home with PV & wind in
Stelle, IL, 77: 8passive solar, basics, 11: 34passive solar, home in northern CA, with
sources, 46: 44straw bale, in MN (photos, letter), 47: 101straw bale, w/PV: 408 Wp, 12 V L-A,
35: 62structural insulated panels, 106: 36
“The $50 & Up Underground House Book,” Book Review, 74: 134
“The Good House Book,” book review, 114: 78
“The Hydroponic Hothouse,” Book Re-view (greenhouse), 28: 76
“The New Strawbale Home,” book re-view, 102: 106
“The Rammed Earth House,” Book Re-view, 73: 122
“The Solar House: Passive Heating & Cooling” book review, 96: 120
vapor barriers, specs for efficient home, sources, 46: 37
zero energy home built on spec, 104: 22zero energy home defined, WtH? 019,
107: 94zero energy homes, IPP, 101: 114zero-energy home, 112: 14
Ask NRELefficiency, conventional power plants, RE,
45: 62energy, amount in sunlight, world con-
sumption, 41: 36PV, breakthrough in low-cost efficient PV,
40: 98PV, differences in PV technologies, 39: 84PV, energy payback time of cell manufac-
ture, 43: 73PV, Why are PV modules blue?, 38: 88wind, resource across the US, map, table
& references, 44: 30
Back to Basicsalternative, renewable, sustainable energy,
28: 67
guide to solar hot water, 107: 18hydro-power intro, part 1, 103: 14hydro-power intro, part 2, 104: 42hydro-power intro, part 3, 105: 30load analysis, 102: 70moving to the country, 26: 47PV systems simplified, 104: 72solar cooking, 107: 96wind energy estimating, 102: 42wind generator tower basics, 105: 64wind power introduction, 110: 10wire stripping how-to, 113: 56wiring a PV array for your voltage, 87: 36
92: 98fast recharge, Q&A, 78: 138fitting in EVs, EV Tech Talk, 78: 88Homebrew, 12 or 24 Volt portapower,
24: 70Homebrew, charger for AA Ni-Cd cells,
48: 46Hydrocaps, Q&A, 69: 123hydronic heated battery box at Home
Power, 77: 30instrumentation, Homebrew, high/low
voltage alarm, 39: 62instrumentation, Homebrew, LED bar-
graph voltmeter, 10: 26interconnects & NEC requirements, Q&A,
78: 138lead-acid battery desulfator, Homebrew,
77: 84lead-acid, basics, overview, equalizing,
EDTA treatment for sulfation, 47: 30lead-acid, basics, terms, tips, 9: 27lead-acid, basics, terms, tips, tables, 1: 25lead-acid, EDTA reconditioning, how to,
20: 23lead-acid, EDTA reconditioning, prelimi-
nary results, 21: 36
lead-acid, equalizing charge (Q&A), 44: 90lead-acid, gel cells, description of, 25: 46lead-acid, internal resistance in, 3: 34lead-acid, restoration using EDTA, 52: 78lead-acid, state of charge vs voltage at
34°F & 78°F (charts), 9: 25lead-acid, state of charge vs voltage for 12
V & 24 V (charts), 7: 25lead-acid, state of charge vs voltage, 36: 66lessons learned in Belize, 102: 62maintenance of flooded lead-acid, 98: 76maintenance, diagnosing sick cells, 28: 36maintenance, gassing, 19: 50maintenance, Hydrocap battery tops
yourself info, 65: 92“Wiring 12 Volts For Ample Power”,
20: 61“World Wildlife Fund Atlas of The Envi-
ronment”, 21: 85
Businessbiodiesel, starting a production business,
89: 24building a PV industry, in Nepal, 62: 24career in RE, how to start, 26: 36careers in RE, Ozonal Notes, 89: 148Evergreen Solar tour, 93: 72home, basics, 34: 87home, plan, 35: 89how to hire a pro installer, 114: 48Kyocera tour in Japan, IPP, 93: 110profile of Solar Pathfinder, 26: 40site survey, interview with Chris LaForge,
tor, 33: 80switches, Homebrew, voltage controlled,
16: 50
Code Corner2005 National Electric Code & PV sys-
tems, 105: 96add your input to the 2002 NEC, 75: 128breakers, 68: 98cable selection for PV systems, 107: 102cable sizing, 78: 106changing the NEC, 87: 112checklist for PV installation, 106: 92choices, ethics, quality, & the NEC, 88: 116code calcs for an off-grid PV system,
95: 94
code Q & A, 61: 74codes & standards, affect on cost & perfor-
mance, 55: 82component location for systems, 97: 106conductors an&d cables, 66: 82conductors, 31: 74connecting to the utility, 111: 94diodes and fuses, on PV arrays, 60: 74disconnects for AC & DC systems, PV/
34: 70electricity, transistors, intro to, 33: 32induction and magnetism, Getting the
Buzz Out, 35: 77
Economicsappliance life-cycle cost analysis, 112: 82federal RE tax credits for 2006, 112: 88finance for an RE home, 103: 94global energy use in modern world,
gives good return, 86: 96investing in PV system vs. traditional
treasury bonds, 101: 34investment analysis for PV systems,
100: 86measuring human impact, 102: 76PV system costs, 109: 22PV systems for poor neighborhood,
108: 12RE payback, 16 professionals comment,
87: 44technology is the major socio-political
force, Ozonal Notes, 102: 134U.S. energy flow analysis, 87: 54
Editorialalternatives, RE a solution to utilities
dilemma, 20: 46conference, REDI Conference 1993, 37: 78conservation, energy conservation, 9: 34consumer’s guide, an RE parable, 31: 81costs of RE, how people can affect, 57: 39do we need NABCEP installer certifica-
thor data, computer nerd stuff, 38: 82Ontrio Hdyro, CA net metering, PV
growth, IPP, 52: 82overview of Home Powers first fifty is-
sues, 50: 18ownership of power, the utilities’ involve-
ment in solar energy, 37: 4photon’s trip to earth, 25: 68Power Politics, corporate ethics, 57: 86PV, perks of using, 2: 6PV, state of the industry, 18: 15RE, a matter of intent, 44: 4revolution, turnips, Smile, you are enter-
ing a grid-free zone, 42: 4selling power to utilities, net billing, IPP
non-profit orga, 42: 62solar, perspective, 4: 35spoof, Doktor Data explains sunshine,
44: 78utilities, utilities & the off-grid PV market,
37: 91
Wisconsin, Renewables at work, Power Politics, 54: 86
Education(also see “Energy Fairs” & “Word Power”)13 RE myths debunked, 100: 32AC plug & receptacle configurations,
Word Power, 110: 102Adopt-A-Library, matching funds for
subscription, 47: 101altitude & azimuth defined, Word Power,
105: 106amp defined, Word Power, 69: 82amp-hour defined, Word Power, 70: 98amp-hour meter defined, WtH? 005, 95: 32back to basics, renewable energy educa-
tion sources, 30: 72battery defined, Word Power, 73: 100building a wooden wind genny, 88: 22careers in PVs, CMC, 3: 20cell, module, & array defined, 113: 106charge defined, Word Power, 92: 102circuit defined, Word Power, 82: 104code book defined, WtH? 013, 100: 78combiner box defined, WtH? 015, 103: 104conductor defined, Word Power, 93: 120conference, Windpower 2002 AWEA,
91: 84conservation defined, Word Power,
102: 118cost analysis of PV vs. sports utility ve-
hicles, 90: 46Cuba solar powered schools, 86: 90DC plugs & receptacles defined, Word
history of DC vs. AC electricity, 111: 88history of solar hot water, 100: 64horsepower defined, Word Power, 89: 114insulator defined, Word Power, 94: 120Int’l Development Program at HSU, 41: 78international, PV in Nicaragua, 61: 36intertie PV workshop, 80: 58introduction of PV in Somalia, 82: 22inverter defined & described, Word
Power, 74: 116Kid’s Corner intro, 26: 50Kid’s Corner: solar , 31: 86Kid’s Corner: solar cooker designs, 27: 74Kid’s Corner: solar experiments, 28: 70Kid’s Corner: solar oven designs, 30: 74Kid’s Corner: solar, wind, solid waste,
29: 74Midwest Renewable Energy Fair ‘00,
79: 60Midwest Renewable Energy Fair, high-
lights, 54: 26mobile PV power system in van, 94: 62MREA gets new home & demo faciltiy,
74: 44news on efficient PVs, wind, vacuum,
SERI, 13: 31Nicaragua solar electric workshop, 97: 58non-islanding inverter defined, WtH? 001,
93: 42nuts & bolts used in EVs, part 1, 99: 98nuts & bolts used in EVs, part 2, 100: 100Ohm defined, Word Power, 77: 114Ohm’s law, Word Power, 78: 94overcurrent device defined, WtH? 002,
93: 78
P-N junction explained, Word Power, 76: 116
paper, cost/prices/recycling, 46: 70passive solar lumber kiln, Appalachian
State Univ., 63: 50phase defined, Word Power, 108: 102photons defined, Word Power, 112: 106photovoltaic module defined, WtH? 011,
99: 96PicoTurbine, small wind genny demo,
Homebrew, 71: 102planetary citizens, amateur radio, 5: 5power equation, W = V x A, Word Power,
79: 100power factor defined, Word Power, 99: 116PV & pump demonstration, 102: 10PV cell defined, Word Power, 75: 114PV class / installation, in Iowa by IRE-
NEW , 63: 24PV design & installation, SEI workshop,
10: 20PV for practitioners workshop, SEI (for-
merly ATA), 13: 12PV installation filmed for educational TV,
88: 54PV installation for a Baja, Mexico school,
95: 12PV installation, a little at a time, 60: 16PV science project, 79: 16PV system, urban, Wausau WI, 600 Wp, 24
V L-A, 48: 16PV systems simplified, 104: 72PV workshop in Oregon at SolWest fair,
86: 46PV, batteries, loads, teaching plan, part 2
, 15: 5PV, Boy Scouts, Amateur radio, 32: 71
rated watt defined, Word Power, 81: 90RE education—supporting, Power Poli-
tics, 78: 96RE sabbatical, in Africa, 60: 50renewable defined, Word Power, 80: 106RETSIE, 6: 18rotor defined, Word Power, 106: 104SEI hydro power workshop, 76: 64semiconductor defined, Word Power,
95: 112shock defined, Word Power, 104: 118solar battery charging, teaching plan, part
1, 16: 14solar cell history, 95: 54solar collector defined, WP, 114: 108solar cooking in Mexico, SEI bakery proj-
ect, 59: 50solar cooking, for kids, Home & Heart,
57: 90solar cooking, Spanish-language pam-
phlet to build cooker, 44: 50Solar Decathlon 2002 competition &
demo, part 1, 94: 36Solar Decathlon 2002 competition &
demo, part 2, 96: 56Solar Decathlon 2005 competition &
tive Energy with the Experts, 56: 93volt defined, Word Power, 68: 82watt defined, Word Power, 71: 114watt-hour defined, Word Power, 72: 98WET Lab, mobile student lab using RE,
67: 18wind & PV workshop in WA, 102: 46wind initiative project in N. Carolina,
113: 60wind, home built / restoration, 56: 32wire nut defined, WTH? 017, 105: 28wire stripping how-to, 113: 56wiring a PV array for your voltage, basics,
Electric Vehicles95 year-old boy converts a gas car to an
EV, GoPower, 88: 92a potluck of EVs & letters, 51: 53aerodynamics, terms, overview, 47: 66aircraft, solar powered ultralight, 19: 6aircraft, solar vs. other, energy compari-
son, 19: 8
American Solar Challenge endurance race, GoPower, 85: 104
16 6V L-A, 60-80 mi, 55 mph, 45: 42“Convert It,” Book Review, 40: 64crashworthiness, crash tests, 40: 50Currie electric bike, 89: 64debunking EV myths, GoPower, 84: 98design, experiences designing & racing
EVs, 40: 54
diagnosing equipment problems, EV Tech Talk, 68: 84
editorial, Carngie Mellon Report, 49: 73editorial, Electrathon, ZEVs, 51: 50editorial, solar racing, how many EVs,
lead herrings, 49: 50editorial, towards an EV future, 29: 31editorial, Tropica, CARB, 42: 44editorial, ZEV mandate, electric-assist
brake, instrumentation, 44: 36education, building a high school Electra-
thon racer, 40: 58education, building an Electrathon vehicle
at a junior high school, 44: 38education, Jordan Energy Institute, 21: 32education, Junior Solar Sprint races, 53: 64efficiency, auto emmisson pollution, 18: 9efficiency, energy consumption in ZEVs &
EV industry in Nepal, GoPower, 79: 74EV suspension, EV Tech Talk, 73: 102EV vs. internal combustion cost compari-
son, GoPower, 77: 92EVs vs. hybrids vs. fuel cell vehicles,
GoPower, 94: 92fabricating motor mounts, 71: 116financial incentives, GoPower, 68: 74finding & buying materials for a conver-
sion, EV Tech Talk, 88: 98fitting batteries, EV Tech Talk, 78: 88fix jerky start-off, EV Tech Talk, 67: 84Ford Escape hybrid, 2005 model, 105: 90fuel cell future for EVs, GoPower, 76: 104fuel cells in EVs, GoPower, 77: 100fuel cells, intro to hydrogen fuel cells,
23: 16gardening, walking tractor conversion,
53: 53gauges how-to, EV Tech Talk, 86: 114gauges, wiring, EV Tech Talk, 87: 94Gorilla electric cart, GoPower, 93: 100grid power emissions, 56: 70Homebrew, build a solar powered vehicle,
14: 27Homebrew, building a shopping cart
racer, 50: 64Homebrew, building an Electrathon ve-
neighborhood electric vehicle, PV pow-ered in Alaska, 69: 8
neighborhood electric vehicle, Sparrow, 67: 76
neighborhood electric vehicles, GoPower, 86: 108
new battery technologies, GoPower, 75: 100
nuts & bolts used in EVs, part 1, 99: 98nuts & bolts used in EVs, part 2, 100: 100overview, myths debunked, 46: 59overview, various conversions, purpose-
built, production, & kit model, 44: 42owner’s guide to a used EV, part 1, EV
Tech Talk, 93: 106owner’s guide to a used EV, part 2, EV
50: 57PV powered bike, 81: 20PV powered sailboat, 57: 28Q & A, low cost & low performance, 60: 66racing , at Phoenix, 54: 53
racing, ‘91 Phoenix Solar & Electric 500, 23: 66
racing, ‘92 Phoenix Solar & Electric 500, 30: 16
racing, 1990 American Tour de Sol, 18: 7racing, 1991 American Tour de Sol, 24: 35racing, car & race types, 55: 62racing, design/development of open class
racer, 39: 44racing, drag & speed records, 58: 56racing, driving techniques, 57: 56racing, Electrathon, 61: 50racing, Electrathon, high school, 41: 50racing, new speed records & old EV
frames, 41: 44racing, rapid recharging, 33: 109racing, safety & protocall, 56: 64racing, safety, 30: 22racing, Snowhite EV vs. gas stock car,
43: 40racing, solar , endurance, 60: 60racing, statistics, photos, 46: 59racing, Universities compete in solar car
race, 50: 50racing, University Spec. (formula) class,
62: 62rail biking , (not electric), 54: 60range of driving, 106: 88rehabilitating old EVs, EV Tech Talk,
75: 108reviving batteries, EV Tech Talk, 65: 65reviving old lawn tractors�, 70: 44road test, an electric bicycle, 48: 57safety, conversion, disconnects, circuit
series, 120V, 45: 46scratchbuilts, tractor (photos), 45: 46Shawk electric motorcycle, 49: 58solar boat regatta, in Minnesota, 59: 56solar boats in Finland, 74: 60solar car race in Australia, 78: 68solar car rally in France, 110: 78solar power & EVs, 103: 102Solar Sprint racing, construction tips,
definition of terms, 29: 72definitions, see “Word Power”history of DC vs. AC, 111: 88home load analysis, 58: 38lightning protection, 107: 60motors, how electric motors work, 34: 48Ohm’s law , definition, 3: 40Ohm’s law, applications, 4: 33Ohm’s law, digital multimeters, 16: 46power factor, sidebar to water purification
article, 70: 88reliability, RE vs utility (letters), 46: 100shunts, multimeters, to measure current,
Cu shunt table, 6: 35soldering, basic how to, 18: 35soldering, Pensol portable gas soldering
iron (TtW!), 16: 39volt defined, Word Power, 68: 82wiring, sizing tables, DC/PV, 18: 31
Electromagnetic FieldsAC, reducing EMF, 24: 62Homebrew, ac field meter, 23: 26Homebrew, simple magnetic field meter,
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battery layout & connection, 82: 100battery rack design & construction, 79: 94benefits of converting gas car to EV,
84: 104buying a used EV, part 1, 89: 110buying a used EV, part 2, 90: 120buying a used EV, part 3, 91: 98charging EV batteries with PV, 66: 68charging problems, 92: 98conversion ability & resources, 77: 108diagnosing equipment problems, 68: 84EV suspension, 73: 102fabricating motor mounts, 71: 116finding & buying the materials for an EV
debunked, 74: 112instrumentation for EVs, 85: 112integrating traction battery & low volt ac-
cessory battery, 76: 110motor to transmission adaptors, 72: 100motors for EVs, aircraft generators, 69: 84owner’s guide to a used EV, part 1, 93: 106owner’s guide to a used EV, part 2, 94: 100range of EVs, improving, 70: 106rehabilitating old EVs, 75: 108reviving batteries, 65: 65
Financingfinance for an RE home, 103: 94GMAC offers financing for solar, 70: 78
how to finance your RE system, locally, 59: 36
loans for RE systems, bank & federal, 62: 85
utility intertied RE, myths of payback, 64: 6
From Us to You100th issue celebration, 100: 102005 U.S. Energy Bill, 109: 10Arcata CA RE fair, 65: 6Bill Haveland, hydro evangelist, passes
on, 72: 8biodiesel users fined, 92: 8business to business conferences, 105: 10call for national net metering law, 85: 8direct life in a positive direction, 78: 8diversity of readers, 97: 10educating children with PV & pump,
102: 10energy fair season, 101: 10Erv Bell creates peace with RE, 86: 8Grand Canyon renews our perspective,
74: 6green building focus announcement,
FUTY, 99: 10green power poetry, 80: 8growing toward the future, 112: 8guerrilla solar, 67: 6high energy prices point to new opportu-
nities, 110: 8hiring RE professionals, 96: 10holiday lighting energy savings, 104: 10Home Power’s new look, 95: 8HP’s growing energy source, 69: 6incentives for RE, 108: 10
introducing new feature “What the Heck?”, 93: 8
kids promote RE, 77: 6new cover & layout design announced,
94: 8party at our place when your on-grid
lights go out, 83: 8poem, “Sharks in the Power Supply”, 88: 8practice random acts of efficiency, 91: 8RE & peace, 90: 8RE mural at HP office, 81: 8RE on big-time TV, 114: 8rethinking transportation, 113: 8San Francisco, CA votes for RE, 87: 8season of energy fairs begins, 71: 6Solar Decathlon 2002, 89: 8solar harvests, for power & for garden,
73: 6solar home tours, 98: 10spring humor, 70: 6support lacking for RE in the U.S., 106: 10taking RE on-grid, 76: 6thinking outside the box, putting wind
gennies in trees, 75: 6value of having RE examples, 111: 8voting RE values, 103: 10weather equals renewable energy, 107: 10what’s RE worth?, 79: 8why guerrilla solar, 68: 6Woody Harrelson draws folks to RE fair in
Arcata, 84: 8Y2K & public hysteria, 66: 6your energy destiny, 82: 8
Fuel CellsEV, intro to, 23: 16
EVs vs. hybrids vs. fuel cell vehicles, GoPower, 94: 92
fuel cell future for EVs, GoPower, 76: 104fuel cells, Wizard Speaks, 76: 142Homebrew, hydrogen, 35: 42hydrogen, overview of 5 types, 35: 37in EVs, GoPower, 77: 100“Powering the Future,” on Ballard fuel
cells, Book Review, 77: 134state of technology for home power, 72: 20
generator, 2: 7systems, Reichenbach; also PV, 42: 18systems, “shorties”, also wind, PV, tempo-
rary, 17: 46systems, Yacumama, Amazon; gen: 6.5
kW; PV: 576 Wp, 24 V L-A, 43: 6“The Homebuilt Dynamo,” Book Review,
32: 86
Geothermalhot tub heating, 109: 72Iceland, thermoelectric generation, 99: 48large system, with wood & geothermal
water heating, 101: 72
Glossarydefinition of Home Power terms, 18: 52renewable energy definitions, 39: 108water pumping terms, 61: 28
GoPower(also see “EV Tech Talk”)95 year-old boy converts a gas car to an
EV, 88: 92American Solar Challenge endurance
race, 85: 104batteries for EVs explained, 72: 92batteries, part 2, 74: 104biodiesel VW Vanagon, 76: 56biodiesel, making & using, 93: 32biodiesel, step by step, 72: 84charging electric bikes in Grants Pass, OR,
78: 92charging your EV, part 1, 89: 98charging your EV, part 2, 90: 112choosing an EV, 69: 66City Cars, 87: 74conversions, tips, tricks, & planning
ahead, 64: 58Currie electric bike, 89: 64debunking EV myths, 84: 98electric bike homebrew, 73: 64EV conversions from driver point of view,
65: 58EV industry in Nepal, 79: 74
EV vs. internal combustion cost compari-son, 77: 92
EVs vs. hybrids vs. fuel cell vehicles, 94: 92
financial incentives, 68: 74fuel cell future for EVs, 76: 104fuel cells in EVs, 77: 100Gorilla electric cart, 93: 100homemade electric trike, 83: 84how to drive an EV, part 1, 79: 90how to drive an EV, part 2, 80: 96hybrid vehicle concepts, Honda Insight,
82: 94hybrids, part 2, Toyota Prius, 83: 98insurance, 66: 64is an EV right for you?, 91: 90kits & converting vehicles, 70: 100multiple conversions by Nalbandian,
78: 76neighborhood electric vehicles, 86: 108new battery technologies, 75: 100pickup converted by father-daughter
team, 92: 90solar boats in Finland, 74: 60solar car race in Australia, 78: 68Sparrow neighborhood electric vehicle,
67: 76tires for EVs, 71: 90Toyota Prius hybrid review, 85: 62Voltsrabbit conversion at SolWest, 73: 94
Green Building(also see “Architecture” & “Construc-
tion”)adobe casita powered by Sun, 100: 14adobe construction, 103: 22
analysis of a building’s energy efficiency, 106: 74
building with natural materials, 110: 38cob home, handmade, 112: 38cordwood home construction, 107: 36insulation options, 111: 44new focus announcement, 99: 10off-grid living in the city, 109: 12old icehouse converted with green fea-
Health & Environmentelectromagnetic fields, measuring, TriField
(TtW!), 54: 73lighting, effects of, 30: 32microwaves, what are/where from/haz-
ardous?, 35: 67paper, use, cost, recycled, 46: 70
Heating(also see “Solar Thermal” & “Space Heat-
ing”)definitions, 2: 27
Heating pads12 Volt Products’ heating pad (TtW!),
29: 58Electro-Bed-Warmth 12 VDC bed warmer
(TtW!), 8: 36
Home & Heart“A Bite of Independence,” inexpensive
meals, 42: 96appliance choice how-to, 78: 110appliances, Asko dish washer, 52: 94appliances, buying a dishwasher, 50: 92beehive cooling, 85: 132bees, new job, Nevada RE, 80: 120bicycle grinders, 32: 81
boneyards & backyards, 113: 108bread machine, 58: 90bringing down the barn, 64: 90build a solar barrel composter, 35: 96Carla Emery passes on, 111: 108chicken house of mystery, 101: 124cider press, 56: 90cookbook, bees, 71: 136cordless vacuum cleaner, 82: 118country living & helicopter trespassing,
79: 114drought at Kathleen’s, & washing ma-
chine tales, 86: 134earthquake, 29: 76emergency phones for off-grid living,
90: 138emergency preparedness, 68: 105fires from lightning, 104: 120fires in the community, part 1, 91: 120fires in the community, part 2, 92: 122fires in the community, part 3, 93: 122fires in the community, part 4, 94: 122food clubs, vacuums, 24: 73gardening, 70: 122gardening, figs, grapevines, garlic, & a
ranch house retofit, 49: 92garlic, fluorescent lights, Thermomax
water heater, 28: 72hand appliances, low flow toilets, food
coops, 31: 87Hawaii RE food processing & eco-tour-
ism, 33: 92herbal medicine video, 39: 92Home improvement pay-off, clothes
dryer, 51: 92Homebrew, simple stove top toaster,
48: 82
hydro goes down, Murphy’s law, 81: 104Jefferson “state” secession, 108: 104Kathleen’s hydro is back—a tune, 88: 118life on the Salmon River, 95: 114love in the boonies, how to get some,
62: 89mice prevention, 84: 128more bees, 72: 123“Morning Hill Cookbook,” Book Review,
able Energy Fair, 66: 90raising an orphaned chick, 109: 104RE homemakers, 22: 71realities of living in the boonies, 61: 86refrigerator as a tool, 112: 108resources and loads variantions, through-
out the year, 59: 86road etiquette & CB radios for back coun-
try living, 89: 128Salmon River rescue, part 1, 96: 116Salmon River rescue, part 2, 97: 120seasonal energy diet, 107: 120septic tank search, 114: 110solar cooking, 77: 132solar cooking, new Solar Chef, 60: 86solar cooking, recipes, 41: 95solar cooking, Solar Chef–solar cooker
12V L-A, 50: 72PV regulator, low cost, build your own,
70: 40ram pump from plumbing parts, 76: 42
refrigeration, solar ammonia absorption ice maker, 53: 20
refrigerator/freezer, DC, 21: 8refrigerator/freezer, DC, insulation, 16: 48regulators, array-direct power point, run
motor from PVs, 38: 72regulators, Commodore 64, 12 Volt, 23: 71regulators, DC power supply converter,
29: 69regulators, “latchup” shunt voltage, 25: 74regulators, PV direct, 32: 46regulators, run a stereo on battery & solar
power (sidebar), 40: 105regulators, short circuit 35 Amp, 28: 57regulators, shunt, 18: 46remote home radio antennas, 90: 98schematics, how to read basic, 5: 35SDHW panels, used, 112: 68simple LED lights, 73: 88simple solar water heater for third world,
76: 36solar air heater DIY, 109: 30solar attic fan how-to, 112: 24solar cooker plans, improving the Camp-
bell cooker, 114: 86solar cooker, contest winner 1994, 43: 33solar cooking, box cookers, 12: 14solar cooking, Heaven’s Flame Solar
Cooker, 20: 27solar cooking, HP ‘92 cooker contest
results, 31: 38solar cooking, HP ‘93 cooker contest win-
Heart, 81: 104induction hydro in Costa Rica, 71: 36intake screens, 71: 64interview with Canyon Industries’ Dan
New, 79: 84intro to hydro-power, part 1, 103: 14intro to hydro-power, part 2, 104: 42intro to hydro-power, part 3, 105: 30Kathleen’s hydro is back—a tune, Home
tune-up of small hydro system, 108: 50Watermotor for wood working in Bolivia,
71: 50what to expect from your RE dealer, basics
of buying, 61: 40Zen Mountain Center with PV & wind,
92: 10
Hydrogen13 RE myths debunked, 100: 32as potential fuel, 21: 17communications, sources of info in UK &
US (letters), 47: 102cooking with, converting stove top, 33: 28debate on H2: solution or distraction?,
101: 88electric vehicles, intro to fuel cells, 23: 16electrolyzer, making electrolyte, storage
of, 22: 32electrolyzers, description of, 26: 34electrolyzers, home-sized solar hydrogen
project, 39: 32electrolyzers, intro to, calculations, 32: 42enough water for an H2 economy?, Wiz-
ard Speaks, 87: 124fuel cells in EVs, GoPower, 77: 100fuel cells, building a hydrogen fuel cell
(homebrew), 35: 42fuel cells, overview of 5 types, 35: 37heating, heater conversion gas to hydro-
gen, 34: 26Homebrew, barbeque grill, 43: 24how to, safety of, 21: 55myth of an H2 future, 114: 82purification for storage, 67: 42safe levels and venting, Q & A, 64: 107state of technology for home power, 72: 20
storage techniques, incl. metal hydride homebrew, 59: 14
students build fuel cells & electrolyzers, 85: 52
systems, Schatz experimental PV/hydro-gen, 22: 26
video reviews, EVs & Hydrogen, 27: 78
IncentivesCA 2005 incentives lost & reborn, IPP,
110: 94CA buydown program, 82: 48federal RE tax credits for 2006, 112: 88Illinois state funds sidebar, 77: 14lessons learned from the ‘80s, 110: 82rebates comparison for MN & WI, 111: 54subsidies; are they the answer?, 94: 30
Independent Power Providers
battery management for PV systems, 89: 120
beyond net metering, 65: 76blackouts & grid reliability, 99: 106CA 2005 incentives lost & reborn, IPP,
110: 94CA home RE rebates, 85: 124CA’s upcoming Million Solar Roofs pro-
gram, 109: 96corporate acquisitions, 71: 126cut-rate equipment, RE world-wide,
73: 110deregulation in CA, 81: 96distributed generation, 72: 108distributed generation, 76: 124distributed generation–utility grid future,
70: 114new Web site, SMUD, CA law, 80: 112protecting RE independence from utilities,
104: 110PVUSA test facility ending, 78: 100RE industry matures, NABCEP, 97: 110silicon shortage in PV industry, 113: 98solar is solution, UPVG, CEC, & PVUSA,
83: 120solar thermal, greenhouse gas, PV dealers,
77: 122solution to CA energy problems, 86: 126
standards, knowledge & integrity for good system performance, 114: 104
strategies for RE success, 111: 98testing PV modules over time, 112: 98“The Party’s Over,” book review, 96: 106tribal utilities, IPP history, 67: 94unresponsive inverter manufacturer,
wrench software, 88: 112utilities and home power, 66: 78value of grid-connected solar, 69: 92who speaks for RE?, 107: 110Whole Earth Festival in Davis, CA, 108: 92winning solar incentives strategy, 100: 108Y2K, 68: 92Y2K, PV software, distributed power,
ing, 71: 16Canada, high-head hydro system, 76: 8Canada, large PV system for National
Park campground, 111: 82Canada, pioneers of RE, Frank Ilczyszyn
& Jane Oldale, 113: 74Canada, PV in the frozen north, 68: 58Chile, how solar cooking changed a vil-
lage, 41: 28Chile, wind, PV, solar cooking, 28: 20China, number of installed wind genera-
tors, 43: 61China, PV in rural village, 41: 32Colombia, PV system for health center,
32: 99
Costa Rica, induction hydro, 71: 36Cuba PV for community TV, 102: 58Cuba, PV powered health clinic, 66: 50Cuba, RE happenings, 55: 26Cuba, solar powered schools, 86: 90Dominican Republic, PV water pumping,
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Peru, pamphlet to teach solar cooking (Spanish), 44: 50
Peru, Solar Cooking, 57: 44Rwanda, PV-powered remote radio re-
peater, 105: 48S. Africa, African Windpower 3.6 m wind
turbine with PV, 76: 52S. America, PV refrigerators in, 21: 20Slovenija, Guerrilla Solar 0025, 94: 82Somalia, introduction of PV, 82: 22Spain B&B inn, 91: 58Spain, Guerrilla Solar 0021, 90: 82Spain, systems, PV, Zirkel, 56: 26Sri Lanka, PV, 37: 19Switzerland & Germany, rate-base model
to motivate PV market, 44: 20Thailand, coal plants & RE, Power Poli-
tics, 90: 126Thailand, solar power for clinics, 113: 88Toulouse, France solar car rally, 110: 78Uganda, PV (letters), 47: 100UK, grid-intertie PV udate, 104: 58UK, grid-intertie PV, 79: 10UK, solar powered recycling sorter, 68: 34Vietnam, PV for medical clinic, 38: 46Vietnam, SELF’s Solar Electricity for Rural
Women, 50: 6W. Africa, simple PV system, 84: 56W. Africa, solar electric pumping, 101: 40
Inverters13 RE myths debunked, 100: 32appliances on, 14: 11basics, 1: 22basics, how they work, 23: 53basics, what is, history, 32: 22comparison of 12 makes, 36 models, 36: 34
comparison, SEER ‘90, 19: 29computers, how computers/printers run
on mod sinewaves, 40: 32defined & described, Word Power, 74: 116defined, WtH? 007, 96: 46Dynamote’s 2.4 kW. sine wave (TtW!),
31: 54education, workshops, MREA, 47: 74efficiency, 113: 36electrical noise and inverter filters, 14: 35Exeltech XP 1100, Things that Work!,
75: 76grid intertie, variations in technique,
62: 44Heart’s 2.5 Kw inverter (TtW!), 50: 46Heliotrope PSTT 2.3 kW (TtW!), 3: 29Homebrew, 156 Volt DC transformerless
inverter, 36: 71Homebrew, tricks for square wave invert-
41: 84battery, battery safety, 40: 94breakers, Code Corner, 68: 98cable ampacity, using the proper size and
type of wire/cable, 37: 93cable selection for PV systems, Code Cor-
ner, 107: 102changes for 1996 code, 36: 75changes in code for 2008, Part 1, 108: 86changes in code for 2008, Part 2, 109: 90“Code Check: A Field Guide to Building a
ued, Code Corner, 62: 73water, pumping systems with PV, 45: 66welding cable for battery-inverter cable,
Wrench Realities, 84: 92Wrench Realities, reaction to Code Corner,
nonmetallic flex cont., 62: 78Wrench Realities, reactions to Code Cor-
ner, nonmetallic flex cont., 63: 82
Ozonal Notesalternatives to blackouts, 98: 136
batteries for cordless devices, 96: 134buying from a wrench or a dot-commer,
87: 136California energy crisis, 82: 136careers in RE, 89: 148check PVs before warranty expiration,
77: 151communications off-grid update, 99: 136cooking with solar electricity, 104: 134data junkie wants more system info,
91: 136empowering ourselves to fight creeping
professionalism, 92: 136energy fairs, BP plant tour, RE corporate
takeovers, 67: 121energy is not a commodity, 88: 134energy predictions from back in 1991,
84: 150fairs, travel, guerrilla solar, 74: 151federal net metering law, 85: 152future of home-scale RE, 81: 120global warming, net metering in OR,
73: 136good manners = RE, 80: 136guerrilla solar, energy fairs, net metering,
71: 151guerrilla solar, OR net metering, energy
fairs, 68: 121history of Home Power magazine, 75: 152history of HP’s energy systems, 100: 132Home Power’s new Web site, 90: 154HP crew biographies and photos, 76: 152HP crew’s photos & biographies, 95: 132know your system, using meters, 109: 118Midwest Renewable Energy FairF ‘98,
guerrilla solar, OR net , 66: 104
modern inverters & controllers off-grid, 106: 120
net metering tales, 79: 134new paper for HP, OR net metering, guer-
rilla solar, 69: 120OR net metering, guerrilla solar, 65: 106OR net metering, guerrilla solar, HP on-
line, 70: 137RE systems expanding to meet needs,
103: 134recipe for peace includes energy indepen-
dence & RE, 86: 152retirement, net metering, ASES, MREF,
guerrilla solar, 72: 138solar energy at the White House, 94: 138solar solution to energy crisis, 83: 149technology is the major socio-political
force, 102: 134travel by plane, 78: 134troubleshooting, 97: 136value of PV vs. other goods, 107: 136war for oil, or looking down the barrel,
93: 138
Pedal Powerbasics, 23: 48bicycle power assist, ZAP Power System,
43: 46bicycle, with solar and electric (photo),
46: 56charging batteries, 31: 50generator for TV, 81: 70homebrew generator, 104: 94human energy converter (HEC), bicycle
parts + people = power, 1036 Wp, 24 V, 43: 78
human energy converter (HEC), use at energy fair, photo, 47: 4
tems article, 72: 1013 RE myths debunked, 100: 32adobe casita, 100: 14adobe home, with wind, 80: 24Agua Zarca, Nicaragua electrifies medical
clinic with PV, 74: 34air conditioning on RE, 81: 10amateur radio (HAM) & PV, 61: 46ancient PV panel (TtW!), 10: 31Angell, solar powered mobile workshop,
90: 32Arctic research station, with wind power,
112: 58Ask NREL, breakthrough in low cost ef-
ficient PV, 40: 98Ask NREL, differences in PV technologies,
39: 84Ask NREL, Why are pv modules blue?,
38: 88back to basics, run a stereo on battery &
solar power, 40: 104Ball standing seam, roof-integrated,
105: 56basics, how they work, 20: 31basics, how they work, physics of, 23: 37basics, number of cells per panel, 3: 9basics, solar/hydro/wind site survey,
21: 75batteries, charging small NiCds, 19: 18battery management for PV systems, IPP,
89: 120
big grid-intertie system in the CA desert, 88: 10
big PV system on motor home, Systems article, 75: 52
Bisbee small and growing system, 92: 22Block Island community RE with wind,
Systems article, 74: 8Bloom grid-intertie system, 103: 46boat cruising on solar power, 113: 50boat lift, 57: 50Bundros intertie system w/data logging,
99: 22bypass diodes & their function, 107: 86cable sizing, Code Corner, 78: 106Cambodia, Samaki village gets PV light-
ing, 71: 16Canada, system in the frozen north, 68: 58Carrizo Copper Quadlams (TtW!), 39: 71Caveney treehouse PV, Systems article,
73: 54CCAT, changing from off-grid to utility-
intertie, 90: 10Chacon PV/wind, done without eyesight,
75: 26Chadderdon large array with interesting
mounts, 93: 10checklist for PV installation, Code Corner,
106: 92circus community is off-grid, 105: 70clinics in Thailand, 113: 88code calcs for an off-grid system, 95: 94combiner box, Homebrew, 78: 52combiner box, OutBack REview, 98: 82community power, with wind, 77: 20community TV in Cuba, 102: 58concentrators, 19: 27
concentrators, hybrid PV/hot air linear concentrator, 5: 14
concentrators, Midway PV concentrators, 40: 28
concentrators, Midway PV concentrators, 40: 28
conductors & the code, Code Corner, 79: 110
control, Heliotrope CC120E 120 Amp (TtW!), 48: 36
cost analysis of PV vs. sports utility ve-hicles, 90: 46
Cuba solar powered schools, 86: 90Cuba, PV powered health clinic, 66: 50Dankoff PV system for home & pumping,
76: 26demonstration grid-tie with battery
backup, 110: 54demonstration grid-tie, no battery backup,
111: 36design & install w/generator, 79: 24diodes, bypass or blocking (Q&A), 46: 106earth home, with wind, 85: 10earthship, with wind, 84: 10educating children with PV & pump,
72: 112Guerrilla Solar 0001 update, 78: 84Guerrilla Solar 0001, AC module, 67: 34Guerrilla Solar 0002, with wind, 70: 32Guerrilla Solar 0003, with wind, 70: 38Guerrilla Solar 0004, PV & wind, 71: 48Guerrilla Solar 0005, PV, 71: 56Guerrilla Solar 0006, PV & wind, 73: 84Guerrilla Solar 0007, PV, 74: 85Guerrilla Solar 0008, PV with MicroSine,
75: 74Guerrilla Solar 0009, PV, 76: 84Guerrilla Solar 0010, 77: 90Guerrilla Solar 0011, 79: 82Guerrilla Solar 0012, with wind, 80: 82Guerrilla Solar 0013, 81: 80Guerrilla Solar 0014, 82: 82Guerrilla Solar 0015, 84: 82Guerrilla Solar 0016, 85: 34Guerrilla Solar 0017, 86: 82Guerrilla Solar 0018, 87: 82Guerrilla Solar 0019, 88: 82Guerrilla Solar 0020, 89: 82Guerrilla Solar 0021, 90: 82Guerrilla Solar 0022, with wind, 91: 82Guerrilla Solar 0023, 92: 82
Guerrilla Solar 0024, 93: 82Guerrilla Solar 0025, PV in Slovenija,
94: 82Guerrilla Solar 0026, 96: 82guerrilla solar how-to, 86: 84ham radio, PV powered with hydro, 66: 26Harlan, solar powered inn, 91: 10Harvester portable system, TtW!, 92: 84high school class builds PV demo cart,
74: 24history of solar cell, 95: 54home & business, with wind, 78: 20Home Power’s 12 V system, 78: 40Home Power’s 24 V system, 77: 30home with EV charging, 113: 16Homebrew, 3 to 10 Amp PV charge con-
troller, 63: 42Homebrew, solar sight (Sun’s path for
winter), 28: 61Homebrew, SunSighter (point panels to
Sun), 26: 73how to hire a pro installer, 114: 48huge system in Georgia, 84: 22huge system, Ford, 70: 14in adobe home, in CA, 61: 12in Africa, renewable energy sabbatical,
60: 50in Nepal, building an industry, 62: 24incentives, CA buydown program, 82: 48inflatable-form concrete dome, 88: 46installation mistakes, common, Code
Corner, 99: 102installation plus filming for educational
TV, 88: 54installation workshop for Native Ameri-
can activists’ home, 112: 44
installation, Backwoods Solar Electric PV Rack (TtW!), 11: 41
NY efficient home, with wind, 86: 10off-grid in Chicago, with wind, 80: 10off-grid living in the city, 109: 12off-grid office system in FL, 111: 60off-grid system, with wind & hydro,
114: 38off-grid with unique power shed, 83: 30office stand-alone system, with efficiency,
108: 12portable on trailer, WET Lab, 67: 18portable solar-electric system, 86: 38“Practical Photovoltaics,” Book Review,
50: 76
procurement manual, for municipalities, utilities, other purchasers; Code Corner, 44: 66
public radio, solar powered tranmitters, 63: 6
pumping for cattle watering, 98: 54pumping in Mauritania, the Sahara,
110: 44pumping w/ solar electricity, workshop,
97: 22pumping water in W. Africa, 101: 40pumping water with PV in Belize, 94: 10pumping, deep-well, 68: 16pumps, basics, 11: 15pumps, deep wells, 6: 27pumps, intro to, 5: 21PV cell defined, Word Power, 75: 114PV grounding for single dwelling, Code
Corner, 73: 114PV modules & the NEC, 91: 116PV powered bike, 81: 20PV powered solar hydronic heating, 89: 34PV system costs, 109: 22PVUSA test facility ending, IPP, 78: 100recycling sorter, U.K., 68: 34remote radio repeater in Rwanda, 105: 48remote, portable PV-powered e-mail,
106: 68repairing glass, 21: 12run a stereo on battery & solar power,
systems, Wheeler, PV observatory & home for $7100, 39: 14
systems, with (re-install), in CO, Preston, 58: 6
systems/Urban, Gerosa, 85Wp, 12V L-A, 49: 40
testing and rating, Hoxan PV Test Er-ratum, 26: 69
testing and rating, Hoxan, 25: 70testing and rating, meaning, 23: 40testing and rating, procedure, 23: 20testing and rating, summer PV perfor-
mance, 24: 26testing and rating, winter PV perfor-
mance, 33: 17testing PV modules over time, IPP, 112: 98testing, hot weather performance test,
HPs Democracy rack, 49: 28Things that Work!, Carrizo Copper Quad-
lams, 39: 71tools of the trade, 105: 22tracker basics, 101: 60tracking, Midway PV concentrators, 40: 28tracking, Wallin, PV system/Wattsun
tracker in MT, 40: 14transmission through glass, reflection &
refraction based on angle, 61: 60tree-cutting, emotional saga, 98: 86UL Standards, National Electrical Code,
43: 88Underwood, several small systems, 90: 72Utah dome home, Collar, 65: 8utilities subsidies, IPP, 43: 74utility intertie system, net metering, 59: 24
utility intertied, Colorado’s Public Service Co, 18 Kw, intertied, 51: 36
utility intertied, myths of payback, 64: 6Vella big intertie, 102: 26warranty, check before expiration, Ozonal
Notes, 77: 151water pumping, mobile, PV jack pump,
cattle watering, 54: 12water, pumping systems, National Electri-
cal Code, 45: 66Webster large batteryless intertie system,
95: 22what to expect from your RE dealer, 81: 84what to expect from your RE dealer, basics
of buying, 61: 40Wigington large off-grid system, with
wind, 98: 14wind hybrid, basics of wind, wind/PV
hybrid, PURPA, 22: 18wire sizing economics for low voltage,
104: 102wiring a PV array for your voltage, basics,
87: 36wiring example, Code Corner, 83: 124wiring, use of conductor types, Code
Corner, 77: 128with wind & workshop, 108: 62Witt, modifies for utility-intertie, Systems
article, 73: 8women’s installation course, 78: 60women’s workshop, 98: 60workshop in Oregon at SolWest fair, 86: 46workshop in WA, with wind, 102: 46workshops on PV in Burma, 98: 42Zen Mountain Center with hydro & wind,
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Poetry“Psycho-logic Dark Age Mindset,” by
Jason Powell, 84: 151“Sharks in the Power Supply,” by Richard
Perez, 88: 8
Power Politics(also see “Utilities”)ANWR, Energy Bill 2003, FERC, 95: 108Bush Admin. Dept. of Energy, 82: 106buying green power (wind), also NV nuke
dump, 63: 87buying green power, net metering, CA
nuke dump demonstration, 64: 86call to put solar on White House, 34: 83Chernobyl, dangers of nuclear, 53: 76climate change & nuclear energy, 112: 102climate change & what to do about it,
104: 116coalitions, lobbying for our side, 58: 86community energy—Solar Sebastopol,
98: 116corporations, ethics, 57: 86deregulation, autopsy of CA’s Prop 9,
69: 88editorial, getting your message to the
media & government, 51: 90editorial, why energy should be a presi-
dential issue, 52: 90energy bill & other energy notes, 94: 116energy bill & upcoming election, 100: 112energy dollars opinion poll, 72: 104energy prices skyrocket, 80: 108energy “stragedy” from Bush administra-
tion, 85: 120energy trends, global warming, NAFTA,
38: 68
Enron fiasco, 88: 108failed dereg in CA, learning from mis-
takes, 73: 106federal energy budget for 2006, 107: 114global warming & solutions, 113: 102green electricity companies blasted &
defended, 68: 88green electricity recommendation, 65: 86influence Congress, 97: 114influencing energy policy, 108: 96legislation, deregulation, 43: 82legislation, effects of subsidies, 37: 85legislation, funding renewables, bogus bill
(“job creation”), 47: 88legislation, NAFTA, RE, & environment,
39: 86legislation, national energy bill, 32: 72legislation, net metering/billing, 46: 72letter to put solar on the White House,
35: 86LNG terminals & community activism,
101: 118Million Solar Roofs revisited, 76: 118million solar roofs, also Nevada nuke
dump, 62: 86Nader for Pres., 79: 102Nader speech: ownership of public assets,
66: 72net billing, definition(s), 46: 72net billing, info sources, 47: 88net billing, utility deregulation, 48: 78nuclear industry lies exposed, 86: 120nuclear menace around the world, 74: 118nuclear power & Y2K, 70: 110nuclear power comeback?, 83: 116nuclear waste disposal, 71: 122nuclear waste storage, 77: 116
nuclear waste, not in anyone’s backyard, 99: 112
nuclear& the energy budget, 40: 100nuclear, human experiments, security risk,
NRC positions open, 42: 84nuclear, sites “recycled” to solar sites,
41: 87nuclear, waste on reservation, 47: 88nuclear, waste policy legislation, 46: 88nuke waste in the courts, 103: 114oil war & nuke dumps in Asia, 87: 102opportunities, Clinton appointees, 33: 73organizing to change energy bill, 93: 116PG&E bankruptcy, 84: 116positive changes in energy outlook,
111: 102promotion of RE; ideas to try, 105: 102RAGE green energy deregulation cam-
paign, 67: 88Ralph Nader, for prez, 55: 88rate-based incentives, definition of term,
networking, 46: 88rate-based incentives, how-to, 44: 71rate-based incentives, program to imple-
ment, 45: 72RE education—supporting, 78: 96rebuilding energy policy after passage of
poor energy bill, 110: 98Redwood Alliance history, 59: 82resurgence of nukes imminent, 106: 100shortage of PV modules, 102: 114Thailand coal plants & RE, 90: 126tour of Yucca Mt. nuke waste dump,
96: 110transmission lines & coal & wind, 114: 106U.S. energy bill for 2002, 89: 116
U.S. energy policy & new war for oil, 92: 104
utilities, green electricity or green wash-ing?, 60: 82
utilities, rate based incentives, 49: 89utilities, restructuring in California, 50: 90utility restructuring, also nuke bailout,
61: 82utility restructuring, in CA, 56: 86voting, get out the vote, 30: 38voting, review of presidential candidates,
31: 46wind vs. nukes and fossil fuels, 109: 98Wisconsin, renewables at work, 54: 86World Energy Modernization Plan &
global warming, 81: 92World Trade Organization riots in Seattle,
75: 94Yucca Mt., AMTRAK, RE incentives,
91: 106
Pumpsac vs DC, choosing a water pump, 40: 78ac vs DC, Q & A, 62: 107ac, submersible, inverter powered, 17: 25adobe casita powered by Sun, 100: 14basics, types, terms defined, system de-
sign, complete info, 46: 24Dankoff PV system for home & pumping,
Refrigerationbuying energy efficient, 104: 66Homebrew, 12 Volt chest-type, 38: 9Homebrew, DC refrigerator/freezer, 21: 8Homebrew, DC refrigerator/freezer, insu-
lation, 16: 48ice farming, 21: 66international, PV refrigerators in South
America, 21: 20modifications, energy conservation in
refrigerators (letters), 44: 84refrigerators, Sun Frost RF-19 refrigera-
Solar Thermal13 RE myths debunked, 100: 32closed-loop glycol solar hot water system
details, 85: 40coffee roasting by sun, 105: 86cooling & heating with solar collectors,
102: 88drainback solar hot water systems ex-
plained, 86: 62greenhouse strategies for cold weather,
99: 30
greenhouse, solar heated, 96: 48homemade drainback solar hot water
system, 88: 34how to hire a pro installer, 114: 48hydronic heating on RE, 79: 36Marsden solar hydronic heating, 89: 34passive cooling strategies, 108: 20passive cooling, part 1, basics, 82: 84passive cooling, part 2, architectural
details, 83: 66passive solar design blunders, 105: 38passive solar design primer, 90: 86passive solar, natural materials, & PV,
108: 74solar air heater DIY, 109: 30solar hot air, part 1, system design, 98: 68solar hot air, part 2, installation, 99: 88solar hot water basics, 84: 44“The Solar House: Passive Heating &
Cooling” book review, 96: 120
Solar Water Heating(see “Solar Thermal” & “Water Heating)anode replacement for water heaters,
106: 82backup tankless water heaters, 105: 74batch heater in Florida, 93: 66batch-type water heater basics, 108: 56beginner’s guide, 107: 18classroom system project, 111: 76differential control defined, WtH? 003,
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hot tub heated with sun, 104: 28improving a glycol-loop system, 114: 70installation basics, part 1, 94: 50installation basics, part 2, 95: 42installation basics, part 3, 97: 48large system, with wood & geothermal
water heating, 101: 72low-iron tempered glass, WtH? 014,
102: 92Marsden solar hydronic heating, 89: 34near zero-energy home, with PV & wind,
107: 12one-tank storage with electric backup,
96: 88pool heating, 113: 30pool heating, part 1, 94: 70pool heating, part 2, 95: 60simple solar water heater for third world,
Homebrew, 76: 36Solar Wand add-on, 104: 86sustainable inn with PV & wind, 102: 14Thermalstar bulk heater, REview, 97: 82Tonnessen solar hot water system, 91: 64troubleshooting part 1: differential con-
sources, etc, Gimme Shelter, 46: 37hydronic, solar/propane, with wood; also
PVs/grid, Epstein (OR), 44: 6hydronics on RE, 79: 36Marsden solar hydronic heating, 89: 34masonry heaters, with bake oven, 4000
lbs, backup for solar, sources, etc, 46: 37masonry stove usage, 103: 54passive solar design blunders, 105: 38passive solar design primer, 90: 86passive solar, straw bale bathhouse at
Home Power, 63: 12passive solar, straw bale bathhouse at
Home Power, part 2, 64: 46passive solar, sun room add-on, Sexton,
53: 16passive solar, systems, w/ PV, Wildearth,
60: 6RV, hydronic heating system, 26: 53solar adobe and PV system, in CA, 61: 12solar air heater DIY, 109: 30
solar hot air, part 1, system design, 98: 68solar hot air, part 2, installation, 99: 88solar hot water system, low cost, 59: 44solar mobile home conversion, passive,
PV, DHW, 64: 16solar mobile home conversion, passive,
PV, DHW, 64: 16solar system, hydronic space heating in
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disconnects, required for ac & DC sys-tems, PV, wind, generator, 42: 78
education, workshops, MREA, 47: 74expanding PV system over time, 107: 28grid-tie design considerations, 106: 44hot air collection part 1, 98: 68how to figure energy use, 27: 71how to hire a pro installer, 114: 48hydro siting, for nano-hydro, 15: 17hydro siting, how to, weir measurement
ft/8 gpm, 11: 5PV, Gilbert, motorhome, 750 Wp, 12 V
L-A, 24: 40PV, Greenland, Arctic power, with wind,
99: 38PV, Greenslate, off-grid with unique
power shed, 83: 30PV, grid-intertie in UK, 79: 10PV, grid-intertie update UK, 104: 58PV, grid-tie design considerations, 106: 44PV, Grisen small system for renters, 96: 26PV, Guerrilla Solar 0001 update, 78: 84PV, Guerrilla Solar 0001, AC module,
67: 34PV, Guerrilla Solar 0002, PV & wind,
70: 32PV, Guerrilla Solar 0003, PV & wind,
70: 38PV, Guerrilla Solar 0004, with wind, 71: 48PV, Guerrilla Solar 0005, 71: 56PV, Guerrilla Solar 0006, with wind, 73: 84PV, Guerrilla Solar 0007, 74: 85PV, Guerrilla Solar 0008, with MicroSine,
75: 74PV, Guerrilla Solar 0009, 76: 84PV, Guerrilla Solar 0010, 77: 90PV, Guerrilla Solar 0011, 79: 82PV, Guerrilla Solar 0012, with wind, 80: 82PV, Guerrilla Solar 0013, 81: 80PV, Guerrilla Solar 0014, 82: 82PV, Guerrilla Solar 0015, 84: 82PV, Guerrilla Solar 0016, 85: 34
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PV, Guerrilla Solar 0017, 86: 82PV, Guerrilla Solar 0018, 87: 82PV, Guerrilla Solar 0019, 88: 82PV, Guerrilla Solar 0020, 89: 82PV, Guerrilla Solar 0021, Spain, 90: 82PV, Guerrilla Solar 0022, with wind, 91: 82PV, Guerrilla Solar 0023, 92: 82PV, Guerrilla Solar 0024, 93: 82PV, Guerrilla Solar 0025, PV in Slovenija,
V L-A, 12: 13PV, Habib, grid-intertie with CA buydown
$, 83: 22PV, Haeme (shop, trailer); 360 Wp, 12 V
L-A; gen 4000 W; grid, 47: 24PV, Harlan, solar powered inn, 91: 10PV, Harvester portable package, TtW!,
92: 84PV, Hawes, straw bale home, PV: 408 Wp,
12 V L-A, 35: 62PV, hermit power box, portable, 48 Wp, 12
V nicad, 28: 16PV, Hodgdon & Burgess, 200 Wp, ac sub
pump, 23: 12PV, Hoffman, 228 Wp, 12 V L-A, 7: 5PV, home & business, with wind, 78: 20PV, Home Power’s 12 V system, 78: 40PV, Home Power’s 24 V system, 77: 30PV, Home Power, 1400 Wp, wind: 800 W
Survivor, 12 V nicad, 30: 101PV, Home Power, 155 Wp, 12 V L-A, 7: 9PV, Home Power, 400 Wp, 12 L-A, 16: 7PV, home with EV charging, 113: 16PV, hydro, wind, BLM historical site,
Bethea, 55: 6
PV, in adobe home in CA, 61: 12PV, in garden cart, portable, 105 Wp, 12 V
L-A, 29: 14PV, Independent P&L, PV: 1450Wp,
tracker; hydro 210ft/25gpm, 17: 6PV, installation workshop for Native
American activists’ home, 112: 44PV, installer showcase home, with wind,
113: 40PV, introduction of PV in Somalia, 82: 22PV, Johnson, installation plus filming for
educational TV, 88: 54PV, Kenyan bush camp PV power for
training, 75: 34PV, Kerr grid-tie with battery backup,
101: 24PV, Kindseth-Burbridge mobile PV trailer,
71: 8PV, Kingman (CA); PV 848 Wp, 24 V N-I;
gen 7.5kW propane, 46: 16PV, Kuff, 472 Wp, 12 V L-A. LCB, 700 ft
from PV to battery, 25: 16PV, LaChapelle & Hunt, 400 Wp, 12 V
L-A, 17: 13PV, LaForge, 2 PV systems—w/power
sheds, 40: 6PV, large system for Canadian National
Park campground, 111: 82PV, Lasley (OR), 146 Wp, 12 V L-A, gen-
97: 58PV, Nolan, Spain B&B inn, 91: 58PV, O’Neal & Fiore, small system in the
city, 37: 13PV, off-grid in Chicago, with wind, 80: 10PV, off-grid office system in FL, 111: 60PV, off-grid system, with wind & hydro,
114: 38PV, office stand-alone, with efficiency,
97: 88PV, old icehouse converted with green
features, 104: 14PV, on a budget, Krush, 54: 22PV, on cart, portable, 10 Wp, 12 V, 31: 22PV, on sailboat, Oldfield, also wind, 18: 16PV, Papua New Guinea PV for a college,
76: 74PV, Patterson, grid-intertie with batteries,
83: 10PV, Pease 12 KW grid-intertie plus PV
charged EV, 72: 10PV, Persson, New Zealand, wind, tower,
66: 8PV, Phelps, 576 Wp, 24 V L-A, 24: 22PV, Pierson, bed & breakfast, 66: 20PV, planning code-compliant off-grid
57: 24wind, adobe home, with PV, 80: 24wind, African Windpower 3.6 m wind
turbine with PV, 76: 52wind, Arctic research station, with PV,
112: 58wind, Babcock, grid-intertied, 68: 14wind, Block Island community RE system,
with PV, 74: 8wind, Chacon PV/wind, done without
eyesight, 75: 26wind, Evans, earthship, with PV, 84: 10wind, Greenland, Arctic power system,
with PV, 99: 38wind, Guerrilla Solar 0002, PV & wind,
70: 32wind, Guerrilla Solar 0003, PV & wind,
70: 38wind, Guerrilla Solar 0004, with PV, 71: 48wind, Guerrilla Solar 0006, with PV, 73: 84wind, Guerrilla Solar 0012, with PV, 80: 82wind, Guerrilla Solar 0022, with PV, 91: 82wind, home & business, with PV, 78: 20wind, in Falkland Islands, Wilkinson,
Power’s “houses of the future,” Home & Heart, 43: 93
corporate welfare vs. loan guarantees to end users, IPP, 46: 82
costs of RE, how people can affect, 57: 39costs, hidden, of commercial power, 16: 21deregulation in CA, IPP, 81: 96deregulation, autopsy of CA’s Prop 9,
Power Politics, 69: 88deregulation, Power Politics, 43: 82dirty power, flickering lights, ruined ap-
45: 76retrofitting for high efficiency, 22: 44Staber System 2000 (TtW!), 47: 70Wattevr Works washer kit, retrofit (TtW!),
25: 63
Water(also see “Pumps”)ac vs DC pumps, Q & A, 62: 107“Create an Oasis with Greywater,” Book
Review, 78: 116DC deep well retrofit, PV powered, 61: 28“Earth Ponds” by Tim Matson, Book
Review, 92: 88greywater system design, 89: 48pumping with hydro turbines, Australia,
65: 36pumping, mobile, PV jack pump, cattle
watering, 54: 12purification on home power, 70: 88purification with ultraviolet, 93: 44PV deep-well pumps, 68: 16rainwater catchment system, 107: 46“Rainwater Collection for the Mechani-
cally Challenged,” Book, 89: 94ram pumping in Alaska, 106: 52sand filter, 93: 52“Septic System Owner’s Manual,” Book
Review, 82: 120septic tank search, Home & Heart, 114: 110solar hydronic heating on RE, 79: 36solar pasteurization & distillation, for the
developing world, 52: 44solar-electric pumping in Belize, 94: 10solar-electric pumping in W. Africa,
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African Windpower 3.6 m wind turbine with PV, 76: 52
African Windpower 3.6, REview, 102: 82Arctic research station, with PV, 112: 58batteryless grid-tie, with PV, 100: 22Block Island community RE, wind & PV,
Systems article, 74: 8Bornay Inclin 1500 wind generator, RE-
view, 105: 82brushless alternators, 97: 68building a wooden wind genny, 88: 22buying big wind on grid, 67: 64Chacon PV/wind, done without eyesight,
75: 26community power, with PV, 77: 20conference, Windpower 2002 AWEA,
91: 84do it yourself, Q&A, 69: 122earth home, with PV, 85: 10earthship, with PV, 84: 10education, workshops, MREA, 47: 74generators, 10 compared/table, 35: 20generators, 14 compared/table/graphs,
generators, Wincharger & Jacobs, 11: 13generators, Windseeker II (TtW!), 14: 15gin pole defined, WtH? 012, 99: 118governing defined, WP, 107: 118Greenland, Arctic power system, with PV,
99: 38grip hoist tower raising, 68: 24grounding, guidelines, 25: 42grounding, lightning protection, 24: 53Guerrilla Solar 0002, with PV, 70: 32Guerrilla Solar 0003, with PV, 70: 38Guerrilla Solar 0004, with PV, 71: 48Guerrilla Solar 0006, with PV, 73: 84Guerrilla Solar 0012, with PV, 80: 82Guerrilla Solar 0022, with PV, 91: 82hands-on rebuild & install, 82: 10history of wind generator use in U.S.,
(TtW!), 22: 53off-grid in Chicago, with PV, 80: 10off-grid system, with PV & hydro, 114: 38ordinances, in communities, sample,
47: 12people, Elliott Bayly, founder, World
Power Technologies, 43: 58PicoTurbine, small wind genny demo,
Homebrew, 71: 102Power Politics, birds, 46: 30resource across the US, map, table & refer-
ences, 44: 30rotor defined, Word Power, 106: 104
Ruterbusch, off-grid expansion, with PV, 98: 24
sailboat, with PV, Cotterell, 53: 12SEI workshop, PV & wind system up-
grade, 71: 24Southwest Windpower factory tour, 74: 74starting small to learn, with PV, 82: 32starting small, with PV, 80: 50Stelle, IL, with PV, 77: 8sustainable inn with PV & solar hot water,
wire sizing table, 33: 86“Wiring 12 Volts For Ample Power,” Book
Review, 20: 61working with Romex cable, 27: 38
Wizard Speaksassorted theories on space & time, 86: 140cold fusion, scale, earth engine, & space-
time, 81: 112dark energy in the universe, 96: 126dollars for home solar installations,
82: 124energy bill goes wrong way, 97: 128energy futures—bright or bleak?, 85: 140energy in free space, 71: 143enough water for an H2 economy?, 87: 124environmental problems & solutions,
75: 142feds should help get us RE, 88: 124fields inherent in the apparent vacuum of
space, 94: 130free energy from induction, 78: 122fuel cells, 76: 142glimpse into the mind of the Wizard,
84: 136global warming revisited, 91: 126global warming, 74: 140gravity as an electro-magnetic phenom-
enon, 68: 112invest in RE now, or pay the piper later,
95: 122magnetic energy generator, 90: 144mathematics, drag force of vacuum en-
ergy fields, 77: 140methane trapped in ice & global warming,
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organic & inorganic environmental omens, 70: 128
origin of universe, big bang, 67: 112populations & its pollution, 83: 136quantum energy field, 69: 111resource depletion; causes & effects,
72: 130solar now, 80: 128space is not empty, 89: 136time, space, & other axes, 73: 127transition to an RE-based future, 93: 128why so unenlightened about energy & our
future?, 92: 126zero point field, 66: 96
Women(see “People”)alternative building techniques, Home &
Heart, 54: 89in RE, biographies, Tewa, Fischer, Sainy-
eye, Brown, 62: 61installation course for women, 78: 60PV workshop for women, 98: 60systems, SELFs Solar Electricity for Rural
Women, 50: 6
Wood Gasificationhow to, safety of, 21: 55intro to, 8: 22
Wood Heat(see “Space Heating” & “Water Heating”)13 RE myths debunked, 100: 32heating water, also with solar & geother-