Guiltless Green Home Theater
Richard Glikes and David Berman of The Home Theater Specialists of America partnered with vendors to construct the world’s first solar powered home theater. The Guiltless Green Home Theater has all the features of a high-end home theater room, with one extra; a connection to four solar panels that provide 19 hours of off-the-grid entertainment each week. HTSA worked with HiFi House, LG Energy Solutions and Nolen Companies to complete the project. Visit www.htsa.com to contact an HTSA member in your area who can help you design your own green theater system.
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Tags: david berman, green, home theater, HTSA, richard glikes, solar
January 26th, 2010 at 2:09 am
How is that …
How is that different from having the whole house powered by the solar panels?
January 26th, 2010 at 2:09 am
impressive
impressive
January 26th, 2010 at 2:09 am
Try as you may, it …
Try as you may, it seems you missed the boat. Are those a bunch newly installed 100watt incandescence downlights I see. And 4 years to pay back… uhh… try again.
January 26th, 2010 at 2:09 am
i suggest for best …
i suggest for best results, to paint the room with a darker color!!
January 26th, 2010 at 2:09 am
yeah, maybe. but …
yeah, maybe. but still, the initial cost was probably through the roof. Plus, it’s not like you’re paying less than you were before the home theater was constructed. It’s just that now you have an expensive home theater that doesn’t require payed electricity
January 26th, 2010 at 2:09 am
but you would make …
but you would make money back from puttin the solar panels in
January 26th, 2010 at 2:09 am
Yeah, I already …
Yeah, I already contacted my utility co fo rthe details. It’s called net metering. There’s alot more to it than just connscting it to your mains though. There is a decent amount of equipment involved.
January 26th, 2010 at 2:09 am
The power goes to …
The power goes to your main. There is no need for a battery. What you don’t use goes back to your electric provider.
January 26th, 2010 at 2:09 am
Very interesting. …
Very interesting. Sounds like a good idea, but the video lacks detail. Like is there staorage (batteries) or do you actaully spin your meter backwards during the day so whenyou use utility co. supplied power at night your using the power you gererated during the day? Most people would use that stuff at night when there’s no sun. I’m not sure if a meter even spins backwards? I think you have to have a agreement with your utility co.
January 26th, 2010 at 2:09 am
The solar panels …
The solar panels were $5800 installed, theres a federal tax credit of 30%, and a Pennsylvania tax credit of 35%. The solar system installed is a little over 2000 dollars after the tax rebates.
January 26th, 2010 at 2:09 am
Haha they fail to …
Haha they fail to mention a cost. I think if you could afford to build that room, you could easily afford to pay for all the electricity
January 26th, 2010 at 2:09 am
All for the …
All for the extremely low price of………..
January 26th, 2010 at 2:09 am
“Outputs 700 Watt …
“Outputs 700 Watt an hour”
Eh… no… you mean 0,7KW/h per hour?
January 26th, 2010 at 2:09 am
Very Cool!!! I …
Very Cool!!! I would love to incorporate this stuff in my own home!!!
January 26th, 2010 at 2:09 am
That is really cool.
That is really cool.