{"id":42877,"date":"2015-05-26T14:46:05","date_gmt":"2015-05-26T14:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/owegopennysaver.com\/?p=42877"},"modified":"2015-05-26T14:46:05","modified_gmt":"2015-05-26T14:46:05","slug":"solar-tour-of-seven-broome-county-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/2015\/05\/26\/solar-tour-of-seven-broome-county-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar tour of seven Broome County homes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_42878\" style=\"width: 269px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/owegopennysaver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/WGOPSolar1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42878\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42878\" src=\"http:\/\/owegopennysaver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/WGOPSolar1.jpg\" alt=\"Solar tour of seven Broome County homes\" width=\"259\" height=\"195\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-42878\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Woodnorth family showcases their solar panels on both southeast and southwest portions of their roof.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The solar panels on Terry Woodnorth\u2019s West Endicott house generated 2600-kilowatt hours since he and his wife, Lor, had them installed just seven months ago. The Woodnorth\u2019s were one of seven families sharing their solar experience with visitors during the May 9 Broome Solar Tour sponsored by Southern Tier Solar Works (STSW).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow is the best time to go solar due to the tax credits\u201d, Terry said. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t have done it without the credits, even though I know it is the right thing to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ed Osiecki and his wife, Mary, built their log home in Vestal back in 2001. They installed a 7.2 kilowatt array of solar panels just six months ago and their electric bill dropped by two-thirds, even though this period included winter when production is lowest.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_42879\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/owegopennysaver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/WGOPSolar2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42879\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-42879\" src=\"http:\/\/owegopennysaver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/WGOPSolar2-300x137.jpg\" alt=\"Solar tour of seven Broome County homes\" width=\"300\" height=\"137\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-42879\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Woodnorths access their April 2015 solar data on their computer screen -585 kilowatt-hours of energy generated and 926 lbs of CO2 emissions avoided.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI think everyone should be producing solar energy,\u201d says Ed. \u201cThe panels have no moving parts, don\u2019t make a sound, yet have given us 3,200 kilowatt-hours of free renewable energy in just six months.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Steve Nichols and his wife, Mary Ann, cut their electricity use in half simply by conservation of energy, changing their lighting to LEDs and converting to Energy Star appliances, so with just a 4.5 kilowatt system, the Nichols are able to totally meet their electricity needs, which includes powering their Nissan Leaf. Steve enjoys keeping track of his family\u2019s electricity use and solar generation and was able to show people charts and tables with daily, monthly, and annual figures.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_42880\" style=\"width: 276px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/owegopennysaver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/WGOPSolar3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42880\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42880\" src=\"http:\/\/owegopennysaver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/WGOPSolar3.jpg\" alt=\"Solar tour of seven Broome County homes\" width=\"266\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-42880\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mary and Ed Osiecki are delighted with their solar panel arrays on two levels of their south-facing roof that face their back yard.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Heading to the east, in Binghamton, the homes of John Patterson and Cecily O\u2019Neil and Scott Lauffer were part of the tour, as well as the homes of Doug and Kathi Lukaski in Town of Chenango and Chris Burger in Whitney Point.<\/p>\n<p>Southern Tier Solar Works, a project of not-for-profit Binghamton Regional Sustainability Coalition (BRSC), is midway through its ten-week \u201cSolarize Southern Tier East\u201d campaign, aimed at offering residents and small business owners additional savings plus contacts with a selection of solar installers who are present at educational solar events throughout the five-county campaign area. This year\u2019s program includes Broome, Tioga, Delaware, Otsego, and Chenango Counties.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_42881\" style=\"width: 136px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/owegopennysaver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/WGOPSolar4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42881\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42881\" src=\"http:\/\/owegopennysaver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/WGOPSolar4.jpg\" alt=\"Solar tour of seven Broome County homes\" width=\"126\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-42881\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of two inverters (one for each of the two panel arrays) that convert solar DC to AC.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>To learn more, go to STSW\u2019s website, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southerntiersolarworks.org\" target=\"_blank\">www.southerntiersolarworks.org<\/a> or call (607) 873-9220.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_42882\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/owegopennysaver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/WGOPSolar5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42882\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-42882\" src=\"http:\/\/owegopennysaver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/WGOPSolar5-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Solar tour of seven Broome County homes\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-42882\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Nichols family\u2019s south-facing solar array.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_42883\" style=\"width: 247px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/owegopennysaver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/WGOPSolar6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42883\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42883\" src=\"http:\/\/owegopennysaver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/WGOPSolar6.jpg\" alt=\"Solar tour of seven Broome County homes\" width=\"237\" height=\"175\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-42883\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steve Nichols tracks his solar panels\u2019 average daily production by month.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The solar panels on Terry Woodnorth\u2019s West Endicott house generated 2600-kilowatt hours since he and his wife, Lor, had them installed just seven months ago&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - 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