Credit SolarDrive.com

I saw a segment on ABC’s Good Morning America yesterday talking about solar powered golf carts.  Solar powered carts have a battery life that can last 30-35% longer than a standard electric charge.  The panels are produced by a company called Solar Drive and their website is www.SolarDrive.com.  Sebonack Golf Club in Southhampton, N.Y is the first golf club to power it’s entire golf cart fleet with Solar Drive’s solar panel roofing system.  You can order the panel system to install on your own golf cart and they can also be installed by the golf cart company when you order it from the factory.  Note: the 30% Federal tax credit is also available for this system, so with the tax credit and all of the energy savings, the payoff should be pretty fast, especially if you have 50-100 golf carts that have to charge up each night.

Happy Golfing!

This morning my son Henry and I went out to the beach to see the sunrise. It was amazing but it got me thinking about harnessing the power of the sun.  I can confidently say that I have not seen a solar panel once in all the years we have been coming here, and come to think about it at any beach…ever.  As much sun as these homes get day in and day out, there is a huge opportunity to collect that energy and use it to power these homes.  Especially if they are lightly used in the winter, you could probably pay for your summer bills by just selling the power back to the grid all winter.  I would imagine the payoff is pretty quick.  I’m just saying, if you are reading this and you own a beach house, you owe it to yourself to look into solar, you just might just find that pot of gold you were looking for as it rises over the Atlantic Ocean.

Cheers!

  Carol and I are happy to present our first “Green Life” Speaker Series which will take place this coming Wednesday, June 10th at 7pm.  It will be held at the Blue Heron Nature Preserve on Roswell Road just across the street from Pike’s Nursery.  Our featured speaker will be Matt Hoots of the Hoots Group.  Matt is a leader in the Green building industry in Atlanta and will talk about sustainable solutions for your home.  Our flyer is below and you can also learn more about The Hoots Group at www.thehootsgroup.com.   We really look forward to seeing you.  If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call me at 678-595-9286 or post a comment on here.