The Brooks and Heinze Team recently sold one of a group of brand new townhomes at the corner of Linden Ave N & 85th (just a couple of blocks west of Hwy 99).
This group of townhomes were all “pre-wired” for solar and wind energy technology. I hope more and more builders will give new homeowners a choice to take advantage of wind and solar energy. Northwest Windpower installed the first Wind Energy Ball in Washington State on a Multi-Family Building. The system is the V100, the smaller of their two models, rated at 500 Watts, which is highly efficient and best suited for lower wind environments, requiring only 3 mph to Start. Expected annual output is between 1600 and 2300 KWh at this location. The ball actually looks more like art. Judge for yourself.
None of the all new owners went for solar but everything is wired and ready to go for that. I met with Solar Goddess aka Aimee Carpenter recently to learn more about solar energy. Aimee is a certified solar design consultant and works for Sunergy Systems in Ballard. I asked Aimee if solar makes sense in the Northwest which is not exactly known for sunshine. Aimee explained that although higher latitudes receive fewer annual hours of sunlight, solar panels operate at greater efficiency in cooler climates making the Northwest an excellent place for solar. In addition, the Northwest has long summer days with many months of high solar hours. Also, solar still works on cloudy days. Interestingly, we receive about 20% more sunlight than Germany annually and yet they are the world’s leader in solar energy production.
There are some great Washington State and Federal government incentive programs available to offset your renewable energy system costs and make your solar electric or hot water system more affordable.
If you would like to learn more about Solar Energy, please contact Aimee directly.
Aimee Carpenter
Solar Design Consultant
4546 Leary Way NW
Seattle, WA 98107
Email: aimeec@sunergysystems.com
Work: 206.297.0086
Cell: 360.961.0712
Fax: 206.784.2605
Web: http://www.sunergysystems.com
Oregon License: CCB # 180276
Washington Licenses: GCL# SUNERSI905DU, ECL# SUNERSI905D4
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Kerstin G. Brooks
Brooks & Heinze Real Estate Team
www.propertyinseattle.com
Kerstin G. Brooks, Broker 