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Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

PoliticAverse

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1. "On cloudy days, the buildings will draw energy from the grid."

Reply to maddezmom (Original post)

Sun May 27, 2012, 05:54 AM

May 2012

Not really 'built to run entirely on solar energy'.

"The panels will generate 18,000 watts of energy a year"

What do they mean by that (watts are a unit of power not energy) ?

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(Sort of) Off-the-Grid Living in Brooklyn [View all] maddezmom May 2012 OP

"On cloudy days, the buildings will draw energy from the grid." PoliticAverse May 2012 #1

Solar panels are measured by the amount of DC wattage they generate. cbayer May 2012 #3

Yeah, the 18,000 watts/year made no sense to me either. Starboard Tack May 2012 #4

Great project, but not technically off the grid. cbayer May 2012 #2