As you will see from the list below – the contents of Solar Success is very comprehensive.
Part 1 – Solar Realities
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What runs/what doesn’t
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Lighting
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Fridges and freezer
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Air conditioning
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Space heating
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Washing machines
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Clothes dryers
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Power tools
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Phantom loads
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TV’s computers and communications
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Pumping water
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Irrigation
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Swimming pools
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Ponds
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Part 2 – Solar Basics
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Basic systems – how they work
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Solar modules
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Solar regulators
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Batteries and battery charging
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Monitoring
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Generators
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Alternative sources of power
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Inverters
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Part 3 – Design/Scaling
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Energy audit
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Part 4 – Install Basics
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Who can do what
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Safety
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Meters and measuring
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Cables and cabling
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Part 5 – Installing the System
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Putting it all together
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Part 6 – Example Systems
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Typical (actual) examples
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Part 7 – Finance and Supply
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Australia’s rebate schemes
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Foregoing the rebate
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Approximate costs
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Green Power explained
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Clean Energy Council
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Part 8 – Our Systems
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Our own systems and books
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Living with solar
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Finale
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References
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Index
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