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UC Solar Decathlon
 

This Solar House

In Maine, the average winter snowfall can reach up to 90 inches of white stuff with a wind chill factor of 20 degrees below zero. But Bill and Debbi Lord stay quite warm and cozy in their solar-powered home.

The couple and their house-of-the-future are featured in the PBS Nova feature, Saved by the Sun, which aired April 24.

Like UC's solar decathlon team, the Lord's were challenged with providing enough energy output to provide enough power to cool and heat their home, and also to operate all the appliances and electronic gadgets necessary for a modern day existence. The couple lists detailed information on their house's energy generation, along with explanations of its heating and cooling systems on their website.

Particularly interesting on the PBS/Nova site is a Q & A with Steven Strong, founder and president of Solar Design Associates, Inc.., who, in 1999, was named Time Magazine's environmental "Hero of the Planet." Or check out the presentation on the latest solar technologies or learn how a solar cell really works.

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  1. Blogger Emily | May 10, 2007 at 11:48 AM |  

    Your posts are so freaking good, Rachel - this is really cool.