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How could we...?
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Joyce Dowling
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Jun 22, 2009 10:05 PDT
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How could we accomplish this in Prince George's Co.?:
Dear EarthTalk: I know of solar power systems that people can put on
their roofs to generate electricity or heat water. Are there systems
that serve whole neighborhoods? -- Lee Helscel, via email
Collective bargaining is a good strategy when looking to get the best
price on a given product or service. Solar power is no exception, and
dozens of neighborhood-wide installations in the U.S. and Canada have
created a new model whereby going solar can actually start to pencil
out for individual homeowners.
One of the first neighborhood-wide solar installations in the world
was at the master-planned community of Drake Landing in the town of
Okotoks in Alberta, Canada. The entire community, now with more than
50 homes built and occupied, is heated by a neighborhood-wide
"borehole thermal energy" system designed to store abundant solar
energy underground during the summer and distribute it to each home
as needed for space heating throughout the winter. The system, which
launched in June 2007, now fulfills some 90 percent of each home's
space heating needs, with any slack taken up by fossil fuels.
More at http://www.emagazine.com/view/?4732&printview scroll down to
second question
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Sincerely,
Joyce Dowling
Developer, Prince Georgians Care http://www.PGCares.com
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