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Good morning,

Last summer, during the economic downturn, I was given an opportunity to work part-time with a start-up renewable energy company. In conjunction with this, I have some exciting news:

I am happy to announce that our company will be part of Extreme Makeover Home Edition's North Texas episode. The featured family received their surprise on Thursday. We are donating and installing a wind turbine and other solar products to the new house being built. Our team attended the opening rally last Wednesday morning with all the show's producers and project staff.

We have many upcoming events and exciting announcements over the next several weeks. Please be sure to visit our recently renovated web-site (www.GreenWattEnergy.com) and look for new and exciting renewable energy news....

Well. Congratulations.

That is awesome! And that is awesome you are giving back :)

I just came off the set. This is way cool. I have so many things to share. It is amazing to see so much coordination and effort from a group of volunteers. I fill you guys in soon.

Good Job! It's nice that you got to help a family which is need of help.

Thank you all,

I appreciate your comments. Our volunteers are dropping like flies. The forecast high is 106 degrees today. If anyone lives in North Texas, please consider coming out to help...
www.extremecheldan.com has all the information.

Watching a home be built in 7 days is truly an amazing thing to see and be a part of...

It is 107 degrees on set, with little or nor shade. Can you say hot as living he**....

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Very cool pic of our donated turbine...

It is hot. We are heading back out to the set today to install Solar air conditioners. I will upload some really cool pics. Take a look at Cheldan Homes - Extreme Makeover Home Edition to review the story of this really deserving family....

Check out my new English friend - Ed Sanders, lead designer of the Extreme Makeover Home Edition team. He is an amazing nice guy....

A few more cool renewable energy pics with Mr. Sanders...

Wow that is pretty sweet!

Wow....thanks for posting those pictures. Maybe you should sell windmills on ebay. Lol. Naaa... some one will say that they received a piece of rock weighing 200 pounds instead of a windmill.

Thank you guys. I have some great pics of Ty Pennington pushing Lt. Marshall in his wheel chair up to the front of the house. It was a very touching moment. This has been a very humbling and rewarding experience that my family and my team will always remember.

I will post some more soon...

:thumb: Well done,Todd. :peace:

A few more pics for you all. I uploaded two of Ty Pennington for the ladies. I also have one of Pauly, another celebrity designer, with my family. Finally, a pic of the amazing house that we all built for Lt. Marshall and his family.

Every night when we watch the news, my 3 year old daughter says - "the cop got hurt, so we are building him a home. I could not have said it better.

Oops, I forgot the house and the pic of Pauly. I might as well and a few more.

Here you go...

How come the pictures are such low resolution.

I decreased the size to make them easier to email and post. If there is a particular shot you like, I can upload a higher res.

I will be posting some more later and will increase the res...

When will the programme be aired, we wont get it in the episode in Uk for a while, but I think I saw a clip of this weeks show with a black family on the soup on E, today..

Did you know the show was international!

They have not announced the air date yet. I will keep you posted. This whole process was amazing. They actually build and film two homes at the same time is different location. Each house has its own design and production crew. Ty Pennington flies back and forth between both locations to film his parts.

I overheard the producers talking about trying to make this a two-hour episode for a couple of reasons. One is the feel good story of helping a hero. The second reason to promote a new theme of "green living."

I sent a message to my pastor about the project wrapping so that he could include it in our church bulletin.

"Well, the week is over. The Marshalls' home has been built and turned over to them. For those not familiar with the story, Lt. Marshall is a Dallas SWAT officer who was shot during a raid. This lead to a stroke which has left him paralyzed. The volunteers who built this home are trying to raise enough money to pay off there old mortgage. For those so moved, please go to Cheldan Homes - Extreme Makeover Home Edition to make a donation."

Late yesterday, I forwarded a couple of emails with some pictures for my pastor to enjoy. After services today, all the pictures were turned into a slide show. They thanked all the volunteers and asked for donations.

What a nice way to start my week. This was a lot of effort at the last minute. It goes to show that helping others in need is contagious.

Congrats! You are doing something very nice for someone and their community, so may the same kindness be reciprocated in your life.
:clap:

Hey everyone,

We made it. One of our two shows will be aired on Sunday night.

Thanks for all you support.....


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Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Season 7 Premier
GreenWatt Energy Systems donates Energy Ball v200 Turbines

GreenWatt Energy Systems was thrilled to work with Extreme Makeover: Home Edition on two episodes in the upcoming Season 7. Deserving families received brand new homes complete with renewable energy products.

The season premier on Sunday, September 27, 7/6c on ABC will feature the Huber family of South Range, Wisconsin. GreenWatt installed a v200 Energy Ball Wind Turbine system to this build which will feature many 'green' components.

On October 18th, the Marshall Family build in Lancaster, Texas will be aired. GreenWatt donated three GW 2500 Solar Powered Attic Fans, a solar a/c for the barn and a v200 Energy Ball Wind Turbine. Great worthwhile project and GreenWatt was thrilled to be able to help out!

Will try to watch Tmiles!;)

I am still dealing with my own "extreme makeover" and its taking me soooo long... Oh welll..

thank you!!!

Good morning one and all,

It has been an exciting two months since GreenWatt first donated several renewable energy products to help Extreme Makeover Home Edition provide a new home to Carlton Marshall and his family in Lancaster, TX. Since then, we have had many great opportunities, including installing a "v200 energy ball" urban wind turbine on another Extreme Makeover home in Superior, Wisconsin.

Tonight, ABC will air the season opener of Extreme Makeover. This episode will be a 2-hour special, featuring the home built for the Huber family, for which we participated. Please be sure and tune in at 6:00 PM, Central Standard Time.

ABC, in part, selected this home for the season 7 premiere due to the many "green elements" incorporated in the build job. More than likely, our team will have actual airtime.


I have attached some pictures of this wonderful wind turbine. Do not forget to check us out on ABC.com, as well as our newly refreshed website - www.GreenWattEnergy.com.


Have a great and relaxing weekend my friends….

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A few pics
 

Just a few pics for you to enjoy!!!

Such a handsome crowd! Thanks for sharing.. I am sorry, I had to miss the show... Maybe rerun?!

You can probably watch it on youtube lyda. Thanks for the pictures. It must be in great use for the family.

You should be able to watch the show at abc.com

I watched part of the show! Was doing some work while it was on so I was kinda half-*** watching it.

Just a quick question, are the houses really built within 7 days? I have heard rumors that they aren't. And I figured you would be the one to know :)

Thanks for advice guys.. I'll try ABC.com or Youtube.

Good morning,

Yes, the houses are really built in 7 days. This includes the tear-down of the old house. The crew actually does not count in days, but hours. They literally have hundreds of volunteer tradesman working 24/7. It is quite amazing to see all the planning and coordination.

The turbine was actually shown at the very end of the 2 hour episode. It was the last surprise the Huber family received from Ty. Ford Motor company paid for this turbine, while we installed it.

On October 18, the episode in Lancaster, TX will be aired. We donated the turbine for the Marshall family. Mr. Marshall was a SWAT officer, injured in the line of duty. He suffered a stroke as a result of the bullet wound, and is now in a wheel chair. This episode will be quite the tear jerker...