Renewable Energy Systems & Technologies
“Green Energy for the Green Mountains”
PO Box 277, 317 Bridgewater Hollow Rd. Ext., Bridgewater Corners, Vermont 05035
Tel: (802) 672-2299, Fax: (802) 672-1293
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Tel: (802) 672-2299, Fax: (802) 672-1293
sales@restecsolar.com www.restecsolar.com
Meet The Owners
Mr. Don Wemple, VP Engineering, Electrical Engineering Dept.
Having decided to build a future home a half-mile from the grid with a $70K price tag to bring power to the site, Mr. Wemple was immediately drawn to renewable energy. A small stream on-property, led to the choice of a hydro-electric system. Extensive research, a few simple calculations, expertise from local installers, along with pipe and wiring installation resulted in a 750Watt 24/7/365 days a year production of electricity, now generating a monthly average of 540Kw-hrs. This was more than enough for the average Vermont household, but not the Wemple household. Time to go on an electricity diet! Some simple steps switching to efficient appliances, fluorescent lighting, elimination of phantom loads, and just being aware of electric usage patterns enabled us to cut electricity usage virtually in half, with no change in lifestyle. It was quite a wakeup call and became apparent that others could enjoy the same experience of living independent of the power grid, reducing our country’s dependence on fossil fuels. Mr. Wemple has since installed a 4Kw PV Solar array, grid-tied, on his existing home, with plans to add wind power. More recently he has installed a solar thermal system, primarily for heating domestic hot water, but integrated with an outdoor wood boiler to assist space heating with the excess solar energy.
Mr. Wemple has a B. S. in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an MBA from Rivier College, with continuing education in Electrical Engineering and Renewable Energy Systems. Mr. Wemple spent 20 years in Integrated Circuit design within the Telecomm industry, building a logic design company where he served as President and CEO, which eventually sold to an IC design and manufacturing company in 1999, and served as Director of East Coast Design Centers, before entering the renewable energy field. Mr. Wemple lives with his family in Bridgewater, Vt.
E. Jerry Morton. President, CEO, Mechanical Engineering Dept.
E. Jerome “Jerry” Morton first became interested in renewable forms of energy in the mid 1990’s. Motivated by his desire to live on the mountain top vacation property which had been in his family for over 35 years presented numerous challenges, not the least of which was finding a way to provide quality, reliable electricity. With the nearest commercial power over two and a half miles away, running grid power up the mountain to the building site would have been very costly (not to mention very unreliable). The only good choice was to find a way to generate power onsite.
He had three things working in his favor: First, and most important was the support of his wife and two teenage children. Moving the family to “the middle of nowhere” necessitated that the home be fully functional, i.e. television, computer, communications, dishwasher, microwave, etc. Second was Jerry’s mechanical background and experience with technical electric systems. Having been an aircraft mechanic for over 27 years and employed by a major US airline, he found many similarities with aircraft and renewable energy power systems. Third were the major advancements in home based renewable energy systems, such as increased solar panel efficiency and improvements and innovation with charge control and inverter technology.
He had three things working in his favor: First, and most important was the support of his wife and two teenage children. Moving the family to “the middle of nowhere” necessitated that the home be fully functional, i.e. television, computer, communications, dishwasher, microwave, etc. Second was Jerry’s mechanical background and experience with technical electric systems. Having been an aircraft mechanic for over 27 years and employed by a major US airline, he found many similarities with aircraft and renewable energy power systems. Third were the major advancements in home based renewable energy systems, such as increased solar panel efficiency and improvements and innovation with charge control and inverter technology.
Mr. Morton joined forces with Mr. Wemple to establish RES-TEC in 2006. After a 1 year period of formal education in the field of Renewable Energy theory and installation practices, RES-TEC was launched. RESTEC has partnered with builders, general contractors, plumbers and electricians to bring renewable energy to the broadest possible market.