Welcome to cvillesolar.....on this page you will find information on solar thermal, solar photo-voltaics, local solar installations and contacts to call or email should you wish to obtain a quotation for an installation at your home or place of business in Central Virginia.....Thank you.

Roger L Voisinet, 981-1076

 

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 Schematic of solar uses throughtout a home....

 

Details of a typical solar water heater retrofitted on a home are found at the next six images below....

 

 

 

Local installation, March, 2006

 

Virginia Solar Contracting Services, my company in the 1980's

Some installations Circa 1980's

"Whoever has the most intelligent customers will flourish" Paul Hawken

 

PV powered Solar domestic hot water system. Locust Avenue. Charlottesville, VA. 1982

 

Passive Solar Water Heater, Rugby Avenue, Charlottesville, VA 1985

Car Wash, US 29, Charlottesville, VA 1983

 

ACAC Solar Pool heating system. Charlottesville, VA. 2000

Red Carpet Inn, I64W, Fishersville VA 1984

 

SL Williamson Oil heating system. Charlottesville, VA. 1984

 

 

Southern Railways "Green Light for Innovation"- World's first Solar Powered and Heated Railway Depot, Charlottesville, VA. 1981

 

After, Above

Before, Below

 

 

 

 

 

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More Solar Links

 

how does solar water heater work?

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Federal Tax Credits for Commercial Solar Applications

 

 

 That was then, this is now....

 

 

Environmentalism meets Real Estate in EcoBrokerage.....

 

 

It's not just solar homes and conservation, it is Sustainable Home Design

 

Elements of Green Building include:

Siting

Energy Efficiency

Materials Efficiency

Water Efficiency

Life-cycle analysis

 

 

Photovoltaic system for a home will cost about $13000 and go up. Price per KW installed is about $9-11,000. A minimum size system is 1430 watts. See this link for tools for buying and installing PV's.

 

Solar Photovoltaic roof panels

 

 

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Virginia Solar Contracting Services was owned by David Watkins, 242-4083

and Roger Voisinet ,981-1076 from 1980-1986.

 

 

 

 

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