the power of the sun

Robert and I have been discussing installing some sort of solar power for a while now. We made an initial attempt last summer, but for many reasons, that didn't work out. More recently, we met with an installer, got a quote, and decided to proceed with the project. You can read more about the decision process on the Sudbury Earth Decade site.

The installation took three days, and it's done! Click on the following picture to see a short slide show with captions that describe the process.

adventures with sunshine

And so far, so good. During the installation, we were never without hot water when we wanted it. We have hot water now, with the heat partly generated by the sun and partly generated by electricity. As our holding tank heats up, I expect that the sun will be doing the lion's share of heating our water from now on.