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On-grid solar: selling back to your utility
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It's allowance for off-the-grid living has given solar power buzz, but its on-grid capacities are what are driving the market. Ninety percent of PV installations in Germany are grid-tied and in the US, grid-connected systems have gone from 5% of the market in 1994 to 31% in 2003. In ...
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1 year, 3 months ago by: kirstendirksen staff comments
Permaculture: a smart house
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A permaculture home is a home in tune with nature, but that doesn't mean it's low-tech. Mark Feichtmeir and Karen Boness' permaculture homestead in Northern California is tricked out with solar pv, solar hot water and rainwater harvesting, filtration and purification. Besides this equipment used to harvest nature ...
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1 year, 3 months ago by: kirstendirksen staff comments
Living small: when home is a 150-square-foot RV
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They only get about 7-10 mpg, but RVs can be environmentally friendly... when parked. "What I use in electricity and water in one month is about the same as the average American household uses in one day." In this video, faircompanies' blogger Bakari Kafele (biodiesel hauler from our site and ...
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1 year, 4 months ago by: kirstendirksen staff 2 comments
Cool gadgets to help save energy
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Eliminating the energy consumed by appliances on standby would nearly equal, in emissions savings, the elimination of all airline flights. A new generation of meters calculate our carbon footprint.The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that phantom consumption, the electric expense generated by chargers and apparatuses in standby mode, produces ...
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2 years, 4 months ago by: kirstendirksen staff comments
Clothesline wars: the solar dryer
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The return of the clothesline. This low-tech solar device is back, but its popularity is being stymied by lawsuits and community bans. See why everyone is weighing in on the common clothesline.Clothes dryers are one of the most energy-intensive household appliances. In the US, they consume about 6% of ...
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2 years, 10 months ago by: kirstendirksen staff 1 comments
