Yes, humorous! Especially after just returning from a trip to the Midwest and paying through the nose to fill up my rental car--a minivan! ... Still, by the...
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Marge Wood
othermother6@...
Jun 1, 2001 3:25 pm
anyone want to answer this? I'm not on hreg but thought someone there might have the answer to this. marge ... From: "Manfred" <manfred@...> To:...
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Mike Ewert
mike.ewert@...
Jun 2, 2001 3:03 pm
Try the Solar Guide Factbase by the American Solar Energy Society. It has lots of reports. http://www.ases.org/ The US National Renewable Energy Lab has...
1056
mike schmitt
mschmitt@...
Jun 2, 2001 8:03 pm
Hello Everyone, Im getting ready to buy a solar water heater setup and would like to get some advice before I take the plunge. which setups are better than...
1057
mike schmitt
mschmitt@...
Jun 2, 2001 8:16 pm
Mike, Thanks for the reply...for right now I'm looking at a unit called the fireball from Cetsolar in Oregon. its about 1700 dollars. another company I found...
1058
chuck-wright@...
Jun 2, 2001 8:49 pm
Hi Mike, When my SWH tank died, I adapted a stock electric unit. My first attempt was attaching like you mention. My experience was that natural convection...
1059
David M. Eggleston
dmeengr@...
Jun 2, 2001 8:53 pm
Mike, It isn't kosher to use the cleanout valve and popoff valve unless their function is still served by other valves in the system. It is possible, I...
1060
Steven Shepard
sbtdesigns@...
Jun 3, 2001 7:54 am
This might be a good application for a batch water heating system like ProgressiveTube Technology. They make a 40 and a 50 gallon collector that can work with...
1061
James Ferrill
jferrill@...
Jun 5, 2001 2:59 am
I'll be there. I'll bring my box cooker, but it's not in the best of shape and even then, it wouldn't cook food in that short timeframe. I'll bring the...
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Kevin L. Conlin
kconlin@...
Jun 5, 2001 5:06 pm
Hi Folks, I'll probably stoke up an old fashioned carbon fire just in case, was planning to have some appetizers and such. I'll also take care of the cold...
1063
EXT-Mendell, Christop...
Christopher.Mendell@...
Jun 5, 2001 7:52 pm
Darn, I will be out of town this weekend - otherwise I would surely attend . Chris...
1064
mike.ewert@...
Jun 6, 2001 12:44 am
I just signed up with Green Mountain for 100% wind energy. It will be about the same as I am paying now. I could have saved a few bucks a month with some of...
1065
mike schmitt
mschmitt@...
Jun 6, 2001 12:49 am
where can we find out more information on the Green Mountain energy setup mike ... From: <mike.ewert@...> To: <hreg@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, June...
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Mike Ewert
mike.ewert@...
Jun 6, 2001 12:56 am
All the companies are listed on that website, but Green Mountain's direct address is: https://www.greenmountain.com/gmec/tx/index.jsp It only takes a few...
1067
ChasMauch@...
Jun 6, 2001 2:17 am
I learned something about this deregulation business last week by losing an argument to someone more knowledgeable than I am. At least I think I did. Maybe he...
1068
ChasMauch@...
Jun 6, 2001 2:32 am
Oops! In my previous email I meant to say - phasing OUT fossil fuels and phasing in renewables. Charlie...
1069
James Ferrill
jferrill@...
Jun 6, 2001 2:44 am
Charlie, I was going to wait until after dereg started to even consider switching. Every piece of info I saw stated in the fine print that the prices were only...
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mike schmitt
mschmitt@...
Jun 6, 2001 3:27 am
I just tried to call Green Mountain to ask them some of the questions you guys have talked about tonight. I got the recorded message that ..leave your name and...
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Claude Foster
ccfoster@...
Jun 6, 2001 2:18 pm
If you really want to know how a company is run, buy some of their stock. This will put you in the position of directing (a little bit) by voting how the...
1072
William M. Bell, Jr.
wmb@...
Jun 6, 2001 7:05 pm
I think that Claude has hit on a great idea!!! As a shareholder, we will have access to detailed information about the company's investments into renewable...
1073
Ryan McMullan
mcmullan@...
Jun 6, 2001 11:11 pm
According to GME, their power is 100% wind generated. They provide a state-mandated breakdown (by Coal and lignite, Natural gas, Nuclear, Renewable Energy)...
1074
Michael Begley
mbegley@...
Jun 6, 2001 11:39 pm
I asked them these questions. Here is what they said. The power they put on the grid will be 100% Texas wind power. They have three to six months from the...
1075
ChasMauch@...
Jun 7, 2001 12:19 am
I believe Green Mountain Power was the parent company from which Green Mountain Energy was spun off and became a separate, independent company. GMP is located...
1076
ChasMauch@...
Jun 7, 2001 4:02 pm
Dear Ms. Scott: I am a member of the Houston Renewable Energy Group in Houston, TX which is a local affiliate of the Texas Solar Energy Society. We have been...
1077
ChasMauch@...
Jun 7, 2001 5:05 pm
Dear Ms. Scott, I left the .com off your email address the first time I tried to send this and it did not go through, so am trying again. Hope it works this...
1078
ChasMauch@...
Jun 7, 2001 5:51 pm
Here is the reply I got just now from Eleanor Scott with GME. She says she is sending me some material overnight so if I get it tomorrow (Friday) will bring it...
1079
ChasMauch@...
Jun 8, 2001 1:46 am
This article appeared in the Ft Worth Star Telegram business section today. It gives a little more background on GME and Sam Wyly. Charlie ...
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Steven Shepard
sbtdesigns@...
Jun 8, 2001 5:13 pm
Attached to this message is a digital image of the installation of my third solar water heater collector. This one is on my house in Boerne. Now we have a...
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Ryan McMullan
mcmullan@...
Jun 8, 2001 6:27 pm
Regarding that solar water heater design we saw a while ago (the one with a single tank in a collector box), I found a possible container that might work for...
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William M. Bell, Jr.
wmb@...
Jun 8, 2001 10:25 pm
This is a little off track, but close to renewables, so I thought that I'd run it by you guys. We have a small window unit A/C. Rather than allowing the...
