If you've had the occasion to visit Google's Mountain View campus recently, you may have noticed that they have been installing solar panels. Well, they're almost done, and they recently put up a fun dashboard that shows how much energy those panels are generating. See how much energy they generated, and see how much that is in terms of hairdryer hours here.
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If you've had the occasion to visit Google's Mountain View campus recently, you may have noticed that they have been installing solar panels. Well, they're almost done, and they recently put up a fun dashboard that shows how much energy those panels are generating. See how much energy they generated, and see how much that is in terms of hairdryer hours here.
While I'm on the topic of model communities, here's another example. And it's in China, of all places.
"In Rizhao City, which means City of Sunshine in Chinese, 99 percent of households in the central districts use solar water heaters, and most traffic signals, street and park lights are powered by photovoltaic (PV) solar cells. In the suburbs and villages, more than 30 percent of households use solar water heaters, and over 6,000 households have solar cooking facilities. More than 60,000 greenhouses are heated by solar panels, reducing overhead costs for farmers in nearby areas."
Amazing, right?!
Check out this article for more info.