Waterproof solar laptop charger

Everyone seemed to enjoy the posting on the solar powered ipod charger so I figured I would follow it up with another great DYI from Voltaic for a wateproof solar laptop charger! You can find the instructions so you can make your own here.

If you love the idea of powering your computer with the sun, imagaine powering your whole house! Verengo Solar can show you the way! Visit us at www.GoVerengo.com.

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Solar Berkeley

Hold on to your solar hats... its getting exciting out there. The city council will vote in November on a measure to help residents of Berkley go solar for no money down. Property owners would be eligible to have a solar electric system installed by a city approved contractor, and be able to pay the system off in the form of a tax that would be less than the energy savings they achieved.

To read more on this initiative you can visit the SF Chronicle article here.

To learn more about going solar, you can visit www.GoVerengo.com.

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Giant Plastic Trees!

Tree is a bit of a loose description, it in fact looks more like a giant fly-swatter that has been stuck into the ground. BUT, it does act like a tree in the sense that it is able to suck CO2 out of the air. However unlike a real tree, the fake cousin can absorb the CO2 about 1000 times faster!

Unfortunately these trees don't produce power (like a solar system does) but, if you want to read some more about them, you can click here.

If you want to learn more about getting a solar electric system that can reduce your CO2 footprint, AND save you money, visit Verengo Solar.

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Amazing Solar Eclipse image !

See the solar image here!

Solar energy CA

Are you part of the Solar Energy surge in California? There's a major competition heating up to be the greenest city in the US. Apparently San Diego, has beaten out both San Francisco and Los Angeles.


Read more from the LA Times article, you can see it here.

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Solar powered I-pod!

Are you interested in Solar power but don't feel like jumping into the deep end? Would you feel more comfortable just sticking a foot in the shallow end. The link below gives you the plans to make a solar powered module for a usb port!

Find the instructions for your solar powered Ipod charger here.

Once you get used to harnessing the power of the sun, we know your not going to want to stop with your phone, so come check out www.GoVerengo.com and we will help you power your entire house!

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*use this DIY at your own risk, Verengo is not responsible for any damage that may occur to electronic devices.

Renewable energy adds to home value

Renewable energy is in high demand and its showing up in home values. For every $1 of energy savings you can see a $20 increase in your homes value.


To read more about increase your home value with renewable energy additions visit the article here.

To learn more about going solar and adding to your homes value visit Verengo Solar!

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More money then they know what to do with...

Get ready for a TEN FOLD increase in the amount of money the government is devoting towards weatherizing homes. It has sky rocketed from $447 million to $4.7 BILLION dollars! This means there is a lot of opportunity out there to have the government help you pay to improve your homes energy footprint. Solar rebates are fantastic from the government and can save 1/2 the cost of your system.

Read more on the stimulus money here,

Learn how to go solar at www.GoVerengo.com

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Solar powered flowers?

Yup, you read that right, solar powered flowers. Its all related to Toyota's campaign running currently to promote the Prius. You might have seen it on TV recently, its the one where the weird flower people sprout out of the desert to advertise the Prius's solar powered venting system. Well giant solar powered versions of these flowers have been attached to bench's with outlets to allow random passers-by to charge their electronic devices. Pretty cool Toyota!

Want to learn more about the giant solar powered flowers, visit the article.

Want to Go Solar at your own house visit www.GoVerengo.com.

Sorry, we're not currently selling giant solar powered flowers. BUT, you never know.

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NO on Coal, YES on Solar

The Verengo Blog had posted earlier this month about Los Angeles City Mayor Villaraigosa's announcement that Los Angeles would move away from purchasing energy produced with coal. That was great news, but what has been even better is to see some of the immediate ramifications of that annoucmenet. One of Los Angeles cities largest suppliers of coal energy recently announced that it was scrapping a plan to build a 900mw coal power plant.

You can read the article here.

If you want to help Los Angeles use less coal produced energy GO SOLAR! Visit www.GoVerengo.com.

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How Solar is your city?

Want to find out how well your city stacks up in comparison to other California Solar Cities? In 1999 there were roughly 500 Solar roof installs, compared to 2009 with nearly 50,000! Solar energy is a great option for California residents and this report shows we are making great progress to the CA state goal of 1 million roofs by 2017.

Find the report and more details about CA's Solar Cities here.

If you want to learn more about going Solar and helping CA reach its 1 million solar roof goal visit www.GoVerengo.com.

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Verengo Solar Home Install

Just a few examples of what a beautiful Solar Home can look like!

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Verengo Solar @ US Open of Surfing!

Verengo Solar will be at the US Open of Surfing! Come learn about going Solar and Spin the Wheel of FREE STUFF!!!

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Green Home Guide

As theofficial Verengo Blogger I get the opportunity to see a lot of really cool web postings related to GREEN, but I think this might be my favorite post thus far. Popular Science has released their new Green Home Guide for FREE, and its pretty sweet. It offers lots of great tips to be GREEN and save GREEN. You can check out the Green Home Guide HERE.

If you want to learn how to save even MORE GREEN, visit VERENGO SOLAR!

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Green and Solar rebates for 2009

Do you have your eye on something green, like for instance a solar PV system (wink* wink*) and you want the government to help you pay for it. We'll you just may be in luck. Our friends at Low Impact Living compiled a list of Green Tax Credits, you can view it here.

If you want to learn more about Solar, visit www.GoVerengo.com

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Palm Desert helps resident's GO SOLAR!

Solar makes so much sense these days that even cities are getting involved to help fund their residents solar system. Palm Desert recently acquired $2.5 Million to continue their Solar Loan program. Palm Desert isn't the only city to help their residents go solar, other cities like Burbank and San Diego have initiated similar proposals. Solar is a great way for home owners to drastically reduce their energy consumption and save money all at the same time.

To read more about the Palm Desert Solar Loan program look here!

To learn more about going solar, visit VERENGO!

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Your home might be smarter than you think!

New smarter technology for home energy savings is on the horizon. GE and Tendril have teamed up to create smart appliances that can be powered down remotely during high energy demand periods. Products like these are just another step in the right direction to help homeowners lower their electric bill. You can drastically reduce or ELIMINATE your electric bill TODAY by going solar!

To read more on this article click here.

To learn more about going SOLAR visit Verengo Solar!

and don't forget...

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Gadgets show how much power your house eats!

Ever wonder how much power your microwave uses every time you turn it on? How about those fifteen 100 Watt bulbs you love so much because it brightens up the whole room. New products are coming out to help you monitor the effect all those products have on your meter. You can now instantly see how much energy usage you are racking up as it happens. The best thing about watching your electric consumption is that it is actually helping people use less! Combine this lower usage with a Solar Electric System and pretty soon you'll have your utility company paying you!

Read more about the new gadgets HERE!

Want to learn how to go Solar for $1,000 or less, visit VERENGO here!

dont forget...

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Google helps you view your electric use online!

Google has teamed up with SDG&E(San Diego Gas & Electric) to bring you the ability to view your electric usage online. By combining the newly installed digital smart meters with Google's new power meter app, customers can see an hourly detail of the previous days energy useage. This is a great step towards a better understanding of our energy usage and as smart meters become more common we should see the spread of this type of technology. With a Verengo Solar install you have the option for a similar setup to monitor your production of solar energy via a web portal.

Read more about this topic here.

If you want to learn more about going solar with Verengo visit our webpage.

dont forget...

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Solar to cost less in L.A. County!

I was very excited to wake up this morning to a news bulletin on NPR that permit fees will be decreasing in Los Angeles. Thanks to a survey conducted by the Sierra Club that highlighted an outdated permit cost for Solar, the county supervisors unanimously voted to lower the fees by a significant margin. This is great news for Solar in Los Angeles, as these savings will mean less expensive Solar for all!

Just another reason why now is the BEST time to go Solar!

Check out the rest of the article here.

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Los Angeles Mayor wants to switch from Coal to Solar!

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is pushing to switch from cheap dirty coal to a focus on renewable energy. Villaraigosa put forth a goal of 40 percent renewable energy by the year 2020. There is no doubt that Solar energy will be a big part of this plan. There is also no doubt that this will lead to continued rate increases, which some have stipulated might even be higher that the historical 7% a year. Just another great reason to put your own Solar Electric System on your house and declare independence from the utility company.

You can read the rest of the article here.

OR, you can find out how to Go Solar for as low as $1,000 HERE!

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Its so easy to Go Solar and 8th grader can do it!

This junior high school student built a solar powered bike complete with an ipod dock and gps. The article states that his interest with solar panels began after seeing his dad install them on the roof. This proves once again that going Solar is the beginning of lots of great things.

To read the article click here!

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