by Alan Stankevitz | Jan 10, 2005
Geesh! It sure has been cloudy here in southeast Minnesota. Something you normally wouldn’t expect in January. Solar hours for the first half of the month is next to nil. At this rate, January will be cloudier than December’s weather. But, it does appear...
by Alan Stankevitz | Apr 4, 2004
The End of a (Subaru) Legacy She never complained much. Occasionally she would get a little “tired” or should I say “exhausted”, but she was always willing to “strut” her stuff no matter how rough Jo treated her. Of course, there...
by Alan Stankevitz | Mar 28, 2004
Here Comes the Sun Minnesota’s Department of Commerce Solar Rebate Manager has approved my plans for a 4.2kW (Input) solar electric system. This gives me a green light to purchase and install the components. There’s certainly a lot of work ahead of me, but...
by Alan Stankevitz | Mar 27, 2004
A Lesson in Utility It’s been three months now since I began the quest to install a solar electric system and since that time I have learned a lot. I have learned about the technical details of installing the system and I have also learned about utility...
by Alan Stankevitz | Mar 20, 2004
A Googling Toilet Story Bob Kaplan, President of LW Paul Supply Company was doing a search on Google one day. He typed the words: “Caroma Toilet Chicago” into Google’s search engine and up came a list of references. He probably expected to see his...