NY Times Article on Wind and Solar

[woodgeek]

We measure our utilization in MWh.

My records show that on January 7th, 2014, we used 0.212 MWh in a 24 hour period.

Good thing I had an extensive energy retrofit the year before!

That one day pulled up our daily average usage by 0.5 kWh for the whole year.

 

[woodgeek]

The Gray Lady is rockin it this week. Another article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/16/s...mate-change-may-add-no-costs-report-says.html

Basic premise, much of climate mitigation effort globally is actually negative cost over a 15 year span. If existing infrastructure plans and budgets over the next 15 years were altered to more climate friendly practices, by 2030 we could be on a path consistent with an ultimate 2°C rise (versus the ~4°C BAU), at little to no extra cost. IF we don't, BAU plans lock in current emissions for a generation and beyond.

I've been harping this for years....we are not even doing the climate saving things THAT SAVE US ALL MONEY! The report looked very sensible to me. Its here: http://newclimateeconomy.report/

The report I cited upthread was discussed by Krugman today......
www.nytimes.com/2014/09/19/opinion/paul-krugman-could-fighting-global-warming-be-cheap-and-free.html

He called the problem 'climate despair'. Catchy. And apparently unnecessary.

 

[begreen]

My records show that on January 7th, 2014, we used 0.212 MWh in a 24 hour period.

Good thing I had an extensive energy retrofit the year before!

That one day pulled up our daily average usage by 0.5 kWh for the whole year.

Well done overall I'd say!

 

[Ashful]

That one day pulled up our daily average usage by 0.5 kWh for the whole year.

Well, if you look at it that way, we're only a hair higher than you: 52.3 kWh/day, averaged over the last 3 years.

Our highest months are 2.3 - 2.4 MWh, our lowest months are around 1.0 MWh.