Show: Peak Moment - Locally Reliant Living for Challenging Times
Episode: 109 Powering the Rain Shadow
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Most of Washington State's San Juan Islands don't have grid electricity. Many people have relied on generators, but these days, an increasing number are turning to solar. Renewables installer Eric Youngren discusses how net metering works to pay individual energy producers for power they put back into the grid, and other incentives for small-scale renewable "power plants". He tells us about "run of the river" hydro, powered by diversions rather than dams in creeks. A strong advocate for conservation and efficiency, Eric says we could be running everything in the home on a fraction of the energy we now use, just with rooftop solar.
File Name of Episode: 109 Powering the Rain Shadow Eric Youngren.mpg
Date Episode Uploaded: Thursday, June 11, 2009 - 08:06
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