An energy audit can find ductwork in need of repair that result in homeowners realizing instant energy savings
You hear it from your congressman and even the President these days. Converting to or using alternative energy sources is becoming a must have, not a nice to have.
Energy Unlimited is answering the mandate with its wind turbines, solar panels and other energy saving products and services that make your home a greener place to live. Here’s how. First, Energy Unlimited conducts an energy audit, like the “duct blaster,” which tests the air-tight efficiency of the duct work in your home. On a recent test for one homeowner, the company found that the duct work wasn’t generating any pressure because it was completely detached from the floor vent. The test saved the homeowner approximately $200 per month in heating and air conditioning bills and proved its value in an immediate return on investment.
Solar Energy Makes Green Homes
Steve Carpentier, who owns Energy Unlimited says, “My vision for the business began as I was driving to Dallas, Oregon. Because I was lost in thought, I didn’t notice what was on the oversized truck load that was approaching until I was right beside the biggest ‘wing’ I had ever seen up close. I was amazed and intrigued. As soon as I got home, I began looking for ways I could join the industry.”
Two years later, Energy Unlimited has become Oregon’s premier provider of Endurance Wind Turbines. The company is also a state-certified solar installation and accredited energy auditing company that provides all aspects of energy savings from retail products to the education and service of these products.
Alternative Renewable Energy
The wind industry sector is growing at an extraordinary rate. The endurance line of wind turbines is in the forefront of the industry. Locally it’s known as “community wind,” and the small groups of turbines are typically located on unusable space, closer to the point of use than large turbines can get.
Small turbines produce enough power to take roughly 10 houses off the grid of traditional power sources, while offering a very favorable return on investment. Carpentier says that “Because of the high cost of transporting power, distributive power is becoming more and more accepted, and we believe that soon, every house built will be ‘net zero’ in energy consumption.”
Carpentier says his favorite products are Endurance Wind Turbines because they are so well engineered. He also recommends Solarworld Solar Modules because they are well made in Oregon. He likes gasification boilers because they use a renewable resource at up to 86% efficiency.
Photovoltaic cells are manufactured using semiconductors, like silicon, which are most commonly used. When light strikes each cell, a portion of it is absorbed into the semiconductor materials. This means the energy of absorbed light is then transferred to the semiconductors. The energy loosens the electrons, which allows them to flow freely.
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