Hotwire Enterprises
Florida Alternative Energy Experts
John and Libbie are Florida Gulf Coast alternative energy pioneers, first using solar and wind power on their sailboat sv Hotwire, then offering their expertise to other boaters, RV owners and home owners.
Attend Hotwire seminars and visit our demo projects across the Tampa Bay area. Learn how we help you with this energy-efficient, green technology through Education, Assessment, Installation and Products. For residential solar electric systems, our Alternative Energy Integrator will coordinate with you and the installers each step of the way!
Solar and Wind Energy for Homes, Boats & RV
Hotwire Enterprises, Inc. is the East Coast Distributor for Aurinco solar panels for boats and recreational vehicles, and we also help home-owners and business-owners who want to install solar panels on their homes and businesses.
Sunstar Vehicles use our solar panels
Tax Rebates, Incentives & Savings!
Ask about the $1,000,000 in rebates set aside by Progress Energy in 2011 or the 30% Federal Tax Credit - yes, CREDIT!
Our residential solar power pros can help you get solar electric incentives and save money over time with the installation of a photovoltaic solar electricity system. Hotwire's personal grid-tied PV system has already paid for itself!
Call 727-943-0424 or email Hotwiregam@aol.com for more info!
Equipment for cruising sailboats, as well as RVs, over-the-road truckers, off-grid and grid-tied homes. Mostly, we concentrate on renewable energy and electrical efficiency with KISS wind generators and Kyocera, Mage, Aurinco and other solar panels. We are the US distributor of the KISS High Output wind generator.
We offer energy efficiency with MPPT charge controllers from Blue Sky Energy, Morningstar, Xantrex, Solar Converters, and others and with Engel and SunDanzer refrigerators and freezers. Some of our proprietary products are the wind generator Vibration Isolator, Mizzen Bracket for wind generator, solar rail mount kit, and both standard and custom made diversion load banks.
We make the Port Fan, a 12 volt cabin fan that is very quiet and long lasting. We are the source for water heater elements that can be used as a diversion load, using both 12 volts and 120 volts. The heating element has one inch pipe threads, and can be retrofitted to most US made hot water tanks. Some US made water heaters use a square flange; adaptors are available for these at the hardware store.
Other products well suited for cruising boaters:
- Wonder Wash, a hand crank washing machine
- Hardware from NOA in Sweden: Lagun table bracket (a cockpit and main saloon bracket for small boat tables), solar panel mounting systems, rail mounts for various pieces of equipment
- Led lights: replacement led clusters to replace just about any kind of bulb for navigation lights such as Aqua Signal and Perko, cabin lights, and cockpit lights. LED manufacturing companies that we represent include Bebi, Stecktronics, Dr. LED, Signal Mate, Marine Beam, OGM, and LED of America. We can also modify fluorescent fixtures so that LEDs can be used in them.
- TriMetric battery system monitor, and a device (proprietary to Hotwire) that can track wind and solar power
- Low cost, high output alternators for most marine diesel engines
- Free consultation by phone on energy related matters