GeorgeHM

Welcome to the forum from another Bergenite.

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Ok here are a few links. http://2manytoyz.com/ He has a section on how he started doing solar and what is is doing now that he moved. http://www.sunelec.com/ , http://www.windsun.com/index.htm , http://www.solarblvd.com/ These are places to order panels,inverters and other parts you may need. http://www.sunwize.com/ They have a warehouse you can pick up at in Middletown Ny. Last site it has a lot of stuff there but It is a good resource for long term use of them and step by step building of a system. http://www.alpharubicon.com/altenergy/altenergy.htm Just search Solar on that page a bunch of articles.

Welcome to the forum. Check out the vendor list further down the main page. That is a good place to start.

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Well I'll add my own personal research to this subject. First do you want to send power back to the electric company or just use what you make ? If you want to make more power then you need during the day and sell it back see what your local utility/state/local codes are for it. If you choose to just get a few panels and an inverter and maybe even a few batteries then have at it. But still check what can and can not be done via local codes. To set up a whole house system in one shoot with out batteries is about 15 to 30 thousand dollars. I am a renter to I can't do much with solar yet. But my plan is to get about 500 to 1k watts worth of panels and use then to charge a few batteries to keep power going to the fridge and freezer. And if there is extra then run a few extra things like light sand tv's. If you want a few links to Do It Yourself site I can add them later. Hope this helps.

Well here at our place it is Falling Skies, but if the wife had started to watch Walking Dead. She would watch both. Not a huge zombie fan.

Thanks as well. This is one of the things I want to do once I have my first hand gun.

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Happy Fourth of July to everyone as well.

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As a father of 2 girls, I can say most of the advice given so far is great. Now my experience in this subject. On the home front, pick an area that both you and the wife want to live in. School change way to much to decide that now. If you plan on having kids after buying the home. Can you afford to pay the bills if the wife is out of work raising the kids? On children. No matter how well you plan they love to change them on you some how some way. Be good at improving and adjusting your plans accordingly. Remember that punishment is a good thing if it helps raise a good child. Be a parent first you can be their friend when they move out. Also no and got to your room are not dirty words, they will though help keep a kid in line. Child items, Crib mattresses and car seat are the one thing that should be new, my reasoning is for a cleanliness reason. Cribs if they are under 5 years old should be ok, just do a google search or buy new if you don't trust it. On the diaper bag get a good used back pack that way it can double as a range bag when the kid gets older. Once you know there is a kid on the way. Sign up to every diaper, formula, toy maker, and gear maker for free stuff and some great coupons. Other then that good luck in all of your endeavors.

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Elmwood Park only requires the 2 forms. They do ask for the information to be typed in, the that wasn't hard to do in Adobe PDF reader. Will update if they require anything else. Edit to add visit details. My visit was on June 25th. I spent about 15 minutes there filling out paperwork. The paperwork was the background request forms, reference forms and mailing envelopes. Left my check for 9 dollars FIDC and 2 Permits request. Was told 6 to 8 weeks. I will politely start calling some time after 6 weeks if I don;t hear anything be for that.

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