Edds House

1710 Trowbridge
Garland, TX 75044

Tour Hours: 10am - 4pm

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What a source of power!

Thomas Edison said: “We are like tenant farmers chopping down the fence around our house for fuel when we should be using nature’s inexhaustible sources of energy – Sun, Wind, and Tide. I’d put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don’t have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that.”

 

Renewable energy features

Solar PV

kW: 10+
Installation Date: August, 2015
Installer: Electric Distribution & Design Systems

Equipment

Solar Edge inverter W/ LG 300 modules

Wind Turbine

kW: 3.0
Installation Date: 2015
Installer: Electric Distribution & Design Systems

Solar Hot Water

Installation Date: October, 2008
Installer: Electric Distribution & Design Systems

Equipment

Lever Edge

Retail Electric Provider

Garland Power & Light

Energy Monitoring

Installation Date: August, 2015
Installer: Electric Distribution & Design Systems
Equipment:  Solar Edge & EGauge

 

Green features

  • Electric Vehicle –  “Elvis, The Fat Years” 14’ trailer/solar power generator.
  • Rain water catchment installed October, 2008
  • Low water use landscape:  Soaker
  • LED lighting (inside and out)

 

Host Comments

What a source of power!

Thomas Edison said: “We are like tenant farmers chopping down the fence around our house for fuel when we should be using nature’s inexhaustible sources of energy – Sun, Wind, and Tide. I’d put my, money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don’t have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that.”

I’ve been installing solar for 12 years and installed over 250,000 solar modules. They have been through hail, wind, tornados and 90,000 miles on “Elvis The Fat Years” with only one broken module after we installed it on a roof.