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2011 Solar Decathlon

A decathlon without pole vault?  Without javelin throw?  But…But…   That just doesn’t make any sense.   Unless of course it’s a SOLAR DECATHLON! If you follow all the solar news that’s fit to print then you probably already know … Continue reading

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Units!

Energy, and electricity in particular, has several different units of measurement that can be more than a little difficult to understand, but I’m going to go ahead and try. First up is the British Thermal Unit (BTU). The BTU is … Continue reading

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Energy in the USA!

Sitting in the office of a solar company, I hear words such as volts, watts, kilowatts and kilowatt-hours tossed about with abandon. With my non-technical background it sounds like what I imagine a European must hear when Americans discuss a … Continue reading

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