Go Green with The Sound Room's Solar-Powered Home Theater
By Rachel Cericola
You can rack up a lot of hours in that home theater every week. While you may not be able to save your theater seats from wear and tear, you can reduce your carbon footprint.
The Sound Room, an installation company serving St. Louis, just announced the Guiltless Green Home Theater. Maybe you don't feel all that guilty about those
Godfather marathons. However, this setup will allow you to do something good with your addiction, using solar energy to power your theater for up to 15 hours a week.
"Luxury home entertainment just got a whole lot greener," said David Young, president of The Sound Room. "Consumer electronics are leaning toward Energy-Star standards, but this system is off the charts -- and off the power grid. Now consumers can enjoy quality home theater without feeling guilty about wasting electricity."
We like helping the environment. However, saving electricity (and a few bucks) is equally enticing. Even better, you don't have to sacrifice your theater experience. Young says the current Guiltless theater includes a 100-inch Stewart screen, a Sharp front projector and SpeakerCraft sound.
The HTSA installed the Guiltless Green Home Theater in a spec home in Whitehorse, a residential development in Newtown Square, Pa. Photo by Jay Greene Photography.
See, the only real different is the power source. Instead of being hooked to the home's electricity meter, the Guiltless theater is connected to four solar panels on the roof. The solar cells collect energy from the sun and source it out to your home's power grid.
Four solar cells should score you about two hours of home theater use each day. That equals 700 watts per hour and 22,000 watts per week. The room itself requires about 1,500 watts per hour.
Home Theater Specialists of America were the first to show off the Guiltless Green Home Theater in April. Expect The Sound Room to start showing it off next month.
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