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	<title>Residential Solar Power Blog &#187; Renee</title>
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		<title>A &amp; R Solar’s Product Recommendations</title>
		<link>http://solar.calfinder.com/blog/solar-contractors/a-r-solar%e2%80%99s-product-recommendations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:40:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Solar Contractors]]></category>
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A &#38; R Solar strives to embody the ideals of environmental stewardship, social justice, and consumer fairness. According to Founder Reeves Clippard, employee ownership is the most important piece to that puzzle. “Pride of work and pride of place are other important aspects we focus on in our business,” says Reeves.
I recently had the opportunity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3 Solar Thermal Applications You Didn’t Know About</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:08:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Solar Thermal]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This is a guest post by Mick Humphreys of Apricus Inc.. View our interviews with Mick himself: Solar Thermal&#8217;s Untapped Heating Potential, Solar Thermal Rising above Costs and Challenges.
One of the greatest challenges the solar industry is facing is educating the public about solar thermal systems, and I know most solar thermal companies have wrestled [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Colorado Hopes to Revolutionize Solar</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:44:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Solar News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[colorado]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[colorado renewable energy collaboratory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crsp]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[going solar]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the solar industry, Colorado has been a busy place lately. In Aurora, SolarTAC is coming online as the world’s largest solar testing site and now, in a related twist, the Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory, a founding member organization of SolarTAC, has introduced its Center for Revolutionary Solar Photoconversion (CRSP).
Four Colorado institutions will fund CRSP, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Overcoming 4 Big Challenges to Solar Heating Technology</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:50:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Solar Thermal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[apricus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[efficiency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mick humphreys]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[residential]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar expert]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar heating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[space heating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[water heating]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There’s no denying solar thermal’s untapped energy-saving potential in many a home. For all the good it can do in lowering bills and carbon footprints, why are homeowners quicker to install PV panels than solar heating systems? After all, solar thermal can cost less ($3,000 &#8211; $6,000 when retrofitted into an existing water heating system), [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Working Together, Communities Gain Power</title>
		<link>http://solar.calfinder.com/blog/going/working-together-communities-gain-power/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:52:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Going Solar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bulk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[community]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[discounts]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[savings]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you buy in bulk, you save. The same goes for solar power. Communities across the globe are taking advantage of group savings offered by companies like Solar City, which offers a 15 to 20% discount through a community solar program.
We recently posted a blog on one such community in Alberta, Canada. But these Drake [...]]]></description>
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		<title>For All You Solar Fans</title>
		<link>http://solar.calfinder.com/blog/products/for-all-you-solar-fans/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:57:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Solar Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[attic fans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[auto fans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[auto vents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renewable energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[savings]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you read our previous post on Worry-Free Solar Powered Fans, you already know that solar fans save energy, reduce noise, and help take the burden off of your AC system while providing ventilation for the home. Attic fans were the star of that post, but there are other solar fans out there as well. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Community Teams up for Solar</title>
		<link>http://solar.calfinder.com/blog/solar-information/community-teams-up-for-solar/</link>
		<comments>http://solar.calfinder.com/blog/solar-information/community-teams-up-for-solar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:36:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Solar Information]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In an effort to save energy and save money, one community in Alberta, Canada has banded together to harness heat from the sun to provide heat for their homes. In chilly Alberta, where temperatures often drop well below zero, residents of The Drake Landing Solar Community have turned their small, 52-member town into a solar [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Free, Online Solar Calculators</title>
		<link>http://solar.calfinder.com/blog/solar-information/10-free-online-solar-calculators/</link>
		<comments>http://solar.calfinder.com/blog/solar-information/10-free-online-solar-calculators/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:44:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Solar Information]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contractor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[output]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[panel tilt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar calculators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[system size]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[usable sunlight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[web tools]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Did you know that the answers to many of the most common questions about solar power are available at the tip of your fingers … literally? Check out this list of solar calculators that are simple to use and available online. Each calculator is different, helping you determine such things as the tilt your panels [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eagle Solar Roof on Top 5 List</title>
		<link>http://solar.calfinder.com/blog/products/eagle-solar-roof-on-top-5-list/</link>
		<comments>http://solar.calfinder.com/blog/products/eagle-solar-roof-on-top-5-list/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:11:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Solar Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contractor]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last month, the Pacific Coast Builders Conference held its annual competition for cool building products. One of the Top 5 green building products selected by home building professionals? The Eagle Solar Roof. In addition to solar roofing, Eagle makes concrete roofing tile that’s popular in the Southwest. Here’s more about their solar tile:

	Maintains the aesthetics [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Solar Windows Don’t Equal Skylights</title>
		<link>http://solar.calfinder.com/blog/products/solar-windows-don%e2%80%99t-equal-skylights/</link>
		<comments>http://solar.calfinder.com/blog/products/solar-windows-don%e2%80%99t-equal-skylights/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:11:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Solar Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contractor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[daylighting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[installer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[skylight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar light]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar tubular light]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar window]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Many people still think that solar windows are the same thing as skylights, but that’s not the case. Both have the same function; that is, letting in the sunlight. Used for daylighting purposes, both solar windows and skylights reduce the need to use electrical lighting during the day. At the same time, natural light comes [...]]]></description>
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