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The New DU. Reply #109: More nonsense from the "conservation is a personal virtue" crowd
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jpak
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Wed Oct-10-07 10:21 AM
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| 109. More nonsense from the "conservation is a personal virtue" crowd |
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The Electric Power Research Institute calculated that ( with '80's vintage technology) the US could reduce its electrical demand by 24-48%.
Most American households could reduce their electrical demand from 25 to >60% by replacing their existing inefficient appliances with Energy Star models.
US homes in the Northern Tier of states could *economically* provide 100% of their hot water in the summer and >50% in the winter with existing solar hot water systems. In the South, these systems would provide 100% of domestic hot water all year round. These systems already have storage systems and have payback periods of <4-7 years.
nice try though
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