SubscribeDemand-side effects of supply-side measures:
Those solar panels on top of your roof aren’t just providing clean power; they are cooling your house, or your workplace, too, according to a team of researchers led by Jan Kleissl, a professor of environmental engineering at the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering.In a study [...]
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energy issues in the built environment
Tag: PV
From the demandside/supplyside interaction files…
Random Links Clogging My Google Reader
I’ve been lazy over the holidays, maybe from too much eating. I was planning on commenting these links in more depth but have come to realize that it just isn’t going to happen. So here are some of the links that have been lingering in my reader that I feel I must clean out before [...]
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Housing policy confusion – the debate continues. Update: Tyler Cowen.
Carbon labels – good or bad?
EV weighs in on peak oil – I personally don’t buy into the the doomsday scenarios others fear and don’t think growth is all that bad (witness the current economic malaise). Growth can be managed better, just cost things properly (I [...]
Supply Side: Solar for “Lean Budgets”
A company is rolling out a plug-and-play solar system that is rated at 200W for $800 (companies website here). The NYT Green blog calls this a system for “lean budgets“. Let’s do some simple math assuming this device will produce 30 kWh/month (companies specs) for ten years:
800 dollars ÷ (30 kWh/month x 120 months) = [...]