Appalachian Energy Blog

Another happy customer. Here we installed a 3 panel EnerWorks system for hot water and space heating. The guys did an amazing job installing this in 2 days flat (just in time for the weekend and company to arrive.) Once we cleared the Home Owners Association we were good to go. Enjoy!
Here are the panels […]

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So this is one of the first EnerWorks systems we have done so far. The installation went in very well and everybody was happy. As with all of our installations we like the look and the performance of the system.  We should have some more EnerWorks systems posted soon as the guys are installing one […]

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Here is a new system we are beginning to use from EnerWorks. We should have some pictures of some of their installation fairly soon.

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Words like aloha can be confusing, because they can mean both hello and goodbye. Especially confusing when you’re firing someone. Take an amazing story a recent client of ours shared with us that showed how confusing, and appropriate this word can be. After installing a three panel, 108-gallon tank solar hot water and heating system […]

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The Richard’s family has been very happy with their system. We installed this 3 panel hot water and space heating system in three days. We will be back at the Richard’s house sometime this summer to help them put the system on “vacation” mode as they head north to Maine for a few weeks. […]

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The house shows another configuration that takes advantage of roof orientation, while maintaining a subtle appearance.

This picture shows how seamless our space heating installs can be. We connect a hot water coil insert into your return duct so that it preheats the air, reducing your overall costs for space heating. Can you […]

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Why stop with the boiler room? Let’s offer some eye candy of some new installs around WNC.
Below are a couple pics that demonstrate the different kinds of styles we use to take advantage of specific circumstances.

Eric’s water tank shows of streamlined the tank assembly has gotten. Gone are the days of loose wiring. This […]

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Seems you can’t turn on the tv without stumbling across a “green” special. This week, NBC are launching their “GREEN is universal” campaign.
We want to help spread the word too, so we are offering groups in the Asheville area our new presentation on the benefits of solar thermal systems. Here are some slide from […]

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Yes, it’s official. Our friends at the National Renewable Energy Lab , or NREL, in Golden, Colorado, have produced a timely reminder that using solar thermal panels to produce hot water is a much more effective (and cheaper) way of reducing our nation’s energy use and generally helping to save the planet, than installing solar-electric […]

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Our solar storage tank is not just an everyday water tank. The design has been perfected over many years by its German designers and it is now one of the most popular solar storage tanks in Europe. We thought folks would like a look at the inside so we opened one up, and our […]

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