After all, they’ve been around since 1798;
California is moving towards a mandate for zero net energy for residential new construction by 2020. Zero net energy means the home cannot consume more net energy than it generates.
Generates?
Yup. California homes are going to have to generate as much energy as they consume by 2020. The next question is, how?
An Al Gore and Dr Bono Suzuki paradise.
http://www.northwovenbroom.com/
we can all have little cottage industries and live with squirrels in our beards or in our braids for the girls.
We were out at Hoover Dam a few weeks ago. By the look of the water level in Lake Mead SoCal won’t have to worry about net zero because they won’t have any hydro electric power or drinking water either.
Free Thinker …. Now that’s a real problem.
Thinker didn*t mean to, but it Looks like he proved the advantage of self reliance . . eh?
If we switch away from ovens, stoves, driers and dishwashers and towards microwaves, the demand becomes easy to manage. = TG
I haven*t had a freezer for years. Every time I go to Safeway their freezers are working great and the foods are always rotated fresh.
Why buy a $6.oo chicken and spend $10.00 of your time roasting it when you can bring home a delicious hot roasted Chicken for $9.00 and enjoy it without all the fuss? = TG
“Our company will be producing home solar power generation units that will cost less than a dollar a watt (retail) within the next six months. ”
Cal2: Care to post a link?
As goes California so goes Happy Dales.
Dave, Cal2 was quoting me.
http://www.freewillpower.org
Without knowing a thing about it, I’m willing to bet you will not be able to buy a solar generation unit for a dollar a watt retail six months from today.
Everything always takes longer and costs more than anticipated. If it’s real, you won’t have the capacity to meet demand, and the price will be higher.
In any case, the sun doesn’t shine in Syracuse.
MarkD: Do you imply that when someone says, “Put it where the sun don’t shine”, they mean, “Send it to Syracuse?”