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Electric car plugs-in to credits from rooftop solar power |
Solar home generates more electric than the EV uses |
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If you can't yet get
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| Next Tour will be held in Palos Verdes on May 10, 2008. There will be a Caravan of Toyota RAV4-EV which will lead the Tour of Homes, stopping at each one at a given time and returning to the starting point, so that people can car pool (yes, in the Toyota RAV4-EV also!). You can attend any one stop, if you're just interested in that technology, or join the tour and see all the ideas presented. Each home will list vendor and resource information, with the examples at the actual home in the "tour" using that technology. The Tour is vendor-indpendent, other vendors of the same technologies can list their information or provide speakers. Those interested in particular technologies -- solar PV, proper insulation, energy star, high-efficiency furnace, native plants, Time-of-Use flexpower, Enegy Audit, plug-in hybrids, etc., will be able to see an installation and view literature from the vendors of those services -- and immediate reference check for how these technologies work for individuals and businesses. At each point, an exposition will be given by an expert about each example technology. For example, thermal hot-water for pool, domestic and in hybrid systems will be explained at a home actually using those technologies, and you will be able to take away a copy of the lecture. It will also be available on Youtube for anyone to see and refer to. After the "caravan" concludes, back at the starting point, there will be an "Energy Fair" where you can meet vendors and ask questions. |
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| Each year, the ASES tour is held the first Saturday in October. | |
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Solar Energy Society's National Solar Tour educates
the public on renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies and practices that support a sustainable energy
economy. Thousands of homes and buildings are opened in hundreds of communities in almost every state for the public
to experience the benefits of these technologies and practices first hand. The National Solar Tour is one of the most effective means to educate the public on technologies and practices that are needed for the United States to pursue a sustainable energy economy. |
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SoCalSolarTour.com is dedicated to supporting and expanding solar power, and offers to help Southern California Solar Tour of Homes. SoCalSolarTour.com and its sponsors are independent of the American Solar Energy Society. |
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There are many solar homes in Southern California, and
many individuals and groups who promote distributed electric power production and energy efficient homes. The Solar
Tour is one way of attracting community and civic pride in responsible resource use.
Each city and responsible public agency must create
a function of Energy Efficiency Engineer, not necessarily additional headcount, just a function and a responsibility
that can be added to one of the planners, or assigned to community volunteers. |
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Preparing for the Oct. 6 Tour of Solar Homes |