Cutting hot water load by going to larger superinsulated water heaters that are chipped and connected to run only when wind and solar power are cranking is easily doable. Ovens can be better insulated, even co
This year, Gov. Newsom is proposing a budget with nearly a billion dollars forretrofittinghomes with electric heat pumps to replace gas-fired heaters and air conditioners, and two separate agencies areconsideringorrecommendingmore investments and incentives for similar transitions by 2030. ...
Some folks around here have small systems, and they produce so much juice when the stream is running that the electricity has to be diverted to water heaters and pond pumps just to keep the system from frying. snarlin aardvark on October 21, 2010 - 10:32am Permalink | Comments top A ...