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isn't something we're giving lip service to.
Our new building in Chandler was the city's first
commercial enterprise to use a grid-connected photovoltaic
(PV) system. At this writing it is the largest in
Chandler. This supplies a good deal of our
electric energy. We buy the balance of our electricity
through
SRP's EarthWise Energy program. The net
result: all our electric consumption is from green,
renewable sources, with much of it being produced right up
there on our roof.
CDC Pools PV Solar System
On March 21, 2008, CDC Pools was
recognized for its "environmental excellence and
earth-friendly energy solutions" by the EarthWise Solar
Energy program of Salt River Project. That's Chico
Hunter, SRP's EarthWise Program Manager, with Roger Runyon,
one of CDC's owners.
What you can do:
Everybody wants to be ecologically responsible. All of
us should. But what does that mean when it comes to
remodeling your pool? The
first thing many people think about is water:
draining and refilling your pool. And yes, it does
require a lot of water; all the more reason to consider one of
our harder quartz or Baja Pebble surfaces which almost
doubles the life of your new surface.
Plus, with the harder surfaces, you're less likely to have
to drain and
acid wash your pool (an extra drain and refill most plaster
pools go through).
Want to save that much water? Or ten times that much?!
Let's
say you're redoing a large pool: you'll be using, let's say,
14,000 gallons worth of new water. How could you save
that much in other ways so your net water usage won't go up?
Fix that leak! You can save up to 8,000 gallons
per month by fixing a leaky toilet (www.grinningplanet.com)
or any leak, for that matter (faucet, hose, irrigation
system). In fact, toilet flushing accounts for 42%
of the water we use each month.
Reduce your lawn watering by 10% this year (you lawn
won't miss that small adjustment.
A 1,000 square foot lawn will use 145,000 gallons in
one year (that's 10 pools worth of water every year)!
Or, consider replacing your lawn with synthetic turf or
one of the many
Xeriscaping ground cover options.
Use a broom or leaf blower to clean your patio or
driveway, not a hose.
Use a pool cover to reduce evaporation.
101 ways to reduce your water usage.
One more way to be ecologically
responsible: consider replacing your pool's pump.
If your pool's interior surface needs replacing, you're pump
is probably old as well. Older pool pumps can be the
second largest user of electricity in the average
Southwestern home. The newer pumps are significantly
more energy efficient, often times paying for themselves in
energy saving in just a few years.
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