Do you think all new buildings should use solar energy as much as they can?
Question:Solar hot water systems are good, where I used to live if the water got cold we had a switch allowing to use electricity. I think all houses should have some sort of solar system and that energy gathered and not used during the day should be fed back into the national grid with the house being credited with that power. I think this happens in Queensland?
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Yes I think that's an excellent idea
Solar is inefficient and expensive. Personally, I believe it's better to design a house so it draws less energy in the first place. For instance, designing the lighting, walls, halls, etc., to absorb heat during the day and radiate it at night, favor the natural flow of air, and not expose large windows to the sun. Buying low-electric-power appliances, etc. Putting in compact fluorescent bulbs inside and LED spots outside. If you live in the country, using a windmill. That said, sure, solar is great.
Yes ,I think all new buildings should be forced to install them, along with automatic fire sprinklers. That should be a mandatory thing!Bye
Ok I kind of bashed you on your other alternative energy question but this one i agree. It is an absolute shame that modern house are not built to accomodate for even passive solar heating. I'm kind of on the fence about photovoltaic but I may warm up to it if prices come down and efficiency go up. However It not feasible for a house to put power into the grid. It is a very expensive and complex process. It is absolutely nothing like taking power out of the grid. Typically I think it costs around 75,000 dollars to just get set up to put power into the grid. The only way your are going to make that back at even a generouse 5 cents a Kilowhatt/Hour is to be a power plant.
yes for heating and air conditioning
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