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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication
Burdick, Joesph, 1968– author. | Schmidt, Philip, author.
Install your own solar panels : designing and installing a photovoltaic system to power your home / Joesph Burdick and Philip Schmidt.
North Adams, MA : Storey Publishing, [2017] | Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2016059736 (print) | LCCN 2017023687 (ebook) | ISBN 9781612128269 (ebook) | ISBN 9781612128252 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCSH: Photovoltaic power system—Design and construction. | Photovoltaic power system—Installation.
LCC TK1087 (ebook) | LCC TK1087 .B87 2017 (print) | DDC 696—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016059736