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Home Builder Partnerships Create Unique Homes

Monday, Feb 22nd, 2010 by Susan B.
More Stories: Residential Radiant Floor Heating, Residential Solar Hot Water, Uncategorized | Tags: , , ,

Janet Chapman wanted to build a new home that included solar thermal radiant floor heating, solar hot water and straw bale construction – not something the average home builder in the Kansas City area has done before. 
She was thrilled to find Greg Rothers at Rothers Design/Build .  Greg had experience with straw bale construction and [...]

Affordable Homes Use Solar Energy in Kansas City

Monday, Jan 11th, 2010 by Susan
More Stories: Residential Solar Air Heating, Residential Solar Hot Water | Tags: , , ,

Who says affordable homes can’t use renewable energy?  Ann Brandau-Murguia, Argentine Neighborhood Development Association, and Bob Solger, The Energy Savings Store, prove that solar can work for all types of homes. 
This picture shows them standing in front of one of four new energy efficient homes in the Argentine area of Kansas City, Kansas.  Solger’s Lenexa, KS,  based [...]

Lee’s Summit Couple First to Get KCP&L Solar Rebates

Monday, Jan 11th, 2010 by Brigid
More Stories: Financial Incentives, Residential Solar PV | Tags: , , , ,

A Kansas City area couple are the first in the state to take advantage of the new KCP&L solar rebates and federal financial incentives. The Energy Savings Store employees Ryan Gardner and Susan Brown were pleased to be a part of this exciting solar installation.

Solar became the solution for Ray and Kathy Baisch after seeing their electric rates [...]

All Solar Panels are NOT Created Equal

Wednesday, Dec 16th, 2009 by RyanG
More Stories: Articles - General, Residential Solar PV

I’ve been selling solar energy systems for a number of years and have learned a thing or two about helping people select the solar panels that are right for them.  I love being back in Kansas City and hope you’ll come in to see some of the solar equipment on display and ask some questions. 
Making [...]

Edwardsville Home Goes Solar

Friday, Jun 26th, 2009 by Bob
More Stories: Residential Solar PV | Tags: ,

A family in Edwardsville, Illinois decided they wanted to “green up” their home by adding solar PV on their roof.  They also wanted a backup system so that, in the event of a power failure, their primary appliances, such as refrigerator, computer, lighting and gas appliances can continue to function.  So they invited The Energy [...]

The Basics of Wind Energy

Friday, Jun 26th, 2009 by Steve O'Rourke
More Stories: Commercial Wind, Residential Wind | Tags: , ,

Wind energy has been used for thousands of years to pump water, mill grains, and move ships across lakes and seas.  Windmills became a fairly standard fixture on farms across rural America during the 20th century.  Eventually, the windmill was used to generate electricity, and ultimately gave birth to more modern wind turbines in the [...]

TESS Collaborates with Studio 804 to Install Solar and Wind Systems

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 by Steve O'Rourke
More Stories: Residential Solar PV, Residential Wind | Tags: ,

In a modest neighborhood near the Kansas University Medical Center, a new trend-setting home is generating almost all of its energy from solar and the wind.  The home was designed and built by Dan Rockhill and his students from the University of Kansas.  Studio 804, the university’s sustainable architecture program, is known for forward-thinking designs with [...]

Dearborn Family Supplements Heating with Solar Solution

Friday, May 15th, 2009 by Steve O'Rourke
More Stories: Residential Solar Air Heating | Tags:

If you have a great room with a south-facing exterior wall, you have a great opportunity to very cost effectively leverage solar power in your home.  Jim and Susan Brown of Dearborn, Missouri, did that by installing a solar air heating system from The Energy Savings Store.  The system enables them to save more than [...]

Architect Leverages Solar Energy

Thursday, May 14th, 2009 by Steve O'Rourke
More Stories: Residential Solar Hot Water, Residential Solar PV | Tags: ,

Tracy Stearns, a principal with 360 Architecture, was familiar with the benefits of solar energy, and wanted to explore ways to leverage solar power in his home office.  Solar can be used to create electricity, heat potable water or swimming pools, or heat the air in a room.  Tracy decided to take advantage of two [...]

Building the Solar-Ready Home

Monday, May 4th, 2009 by Steve O'Rourke
More Stories: Articles - General, Residential Solar Air Heating, Residential Solar Hot Water, Residential Solar PV | Tags: , , , ,

It’s an interesting study to see how home building techniques and materials have evolved over time, and how new ideas that were once radical have become common.  Drywall, for example, quickly replaced lath and plaster as the standard for interior walls, and radiators were replaced by forced air systems.  As we began closing the windows [...]

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