Three Pines Bed and Breakfast - Hancock - ME

Single-Family Residence -

Quick Facts

Energy Needs Met

75% to 99%

of electricity

Property

Owner:: Three Pines Bed & Breakfast and Farm
Type:: Single-Family Residence
Address:: 274 East Side Road, Hancock, ME 04640
Size:: 2,000 sq ft
Energy need met:: 75% to 99% of electricity

Technology

Type:: Solar PV
Size of System:: 1.7 kW
Purposes:: To generate electricity

Professionals & Suppliers

Products:: Solarex
Builders:: Rockport Post and Beam

What You Need to Know

Description:

Solar domestic hot water We live in a 1.7 kW solar electric, passive solar, timberframe home with battery storage and a propane generator backup. We also have a two-panel, closed loop, solar domestic hot water system with DC pumps powered by a solar charged battery. We operate a year-round bed and breakfast, have an organic vegetable garden, fruit orchard, bees, rare breed sheep and chickens. Maine hospitality 'Environmental Leader' http://www.threepinesbandb.com

Efficiency or Sustainability Improvements:

Rigid Board Polyurethane Energy Star Appliances, Masonry stove, Non-Toxic Products, Passive Solar, Rain Barrels

Open House Info:

Google Maps is incorrect! The EastSide Rd. in Hancock is 10 miles east of Ellsworth Maine, on the right, just before the Hancock/Sullivan bridge. Our mailbox is 1.5 miles down the EastSide Rd on the lefthand side. Our house is .5 miles down our driveway to the shore.

Links:

http://www.threepinesbandb.com

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