Tag Archive: greening your home

Solar Monitoring site

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Our solar system has been running about a month now. It is comprised of 11 PV panels, each with its own inverter. These inverters are made by Enphase Energy and have monitoring capability built-in. To monitor production, Enphase has a data gathering box called the Envoy. The Envoy goes out on the powerline network and…

7 ways to save energy

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Everybody has heard the same tried and true methods of saving energy such as turn down the furnace, turn down the a/c, switch to CF bulbs But there are other unique ways to save energy. It all starts with seeing what the largest energy consumers in your house are. In order of greatest use, they are: furnace, a/c,…

Green Home Guide

Everybody is talking green, and by green, I don’t mean money. Green is in. It’s the latest thing. The government has gotten into the act by forming ENERGY STAR, a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy.  This program rates different appliances, office equipment, home electronics and…

Steven Hong Steven has been working in the real estate business for over 8 years. He began his career by obtaining his license for the sole purpose of purchasing investment properties. Now, 8 years later, he still has no investment properties but has helped many homeowners with their purchases and sales. Prior to real estate, Steven had worked in the IT industry, with many years of programming experience, as well as technical support experience. He loves answering computer questions, just try him! Steven is also an accomplished photographer. He marries his love for photography with real estate and shoots many homes for many other agents. You can visit his real estate photography website here. 952-915-2252