"Home Power" Magazine, 6 issues per year ($22.50/yr),
PO Box 520, Ashland, OR 97520, 800-707-6585, subscription@homepower.com
The definitive source, with articles written by folks actually
building and using RE systems. Many articles on-line at
www.homepower.com.
"Wind Energy Basics: A Guide to Small and Micro Wind Systems
(Real Goods Solar Living Book)" by Paul Gipe and Karen Perez
(Chelsea Green Publishing, 122 pages, 1999)
Includes detailed information on planning, purchasing, siting, and
installing a wind system. Explains intertied systems and the integration
of wind with PV for off-grid systems.
"The New Independent Home: People and Houses that Harvest the Sun"
by Michael Potts (Chelsea Green Publishing , 350 pages, 1999)
In addition to covering the technology of independent homes,
there is extensive discussion of the sustainable living philosophy
of independent home dwellers.
"The Passive Solar House (Real Goods Independent Living Books)"
by James Kachadorian (Chelsea Green Publishing, 220 pages, 1997)
Written for the beginner in passive solar home building with a
cookbook approach and worksheets to calculate the solar performance
of your building design.
"The Evolution of an Independent Home: The Story of a Solar Electric Pioneer"
by Paul Jeffrey Fowler (Fowler Enterprises, 254 pages, 1995)
Less technical and more of a 'working diary' that explains how to
build a passive solar house powered by a solar electric system.
"The Solar Electric House: Energy for the Environmentally Responsive,
Energy-Independent Home" by Steven J. Strong (Chelsea
Green Publishing, 288 pages, 1994)
An excellent description of the various system options
available from stand-a-lone to utility-interactive. Although
some equipment has changed in the past few years, the principles
remain the same.
