Satellite photos of Austin, TX, show it could meet its peak demand with rooftop solar

Date: 15 Oct 2009 | posted in: Energy, Energy Self Reliant States | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

 

A sunbelt city could potentially generate enough juice to meet all of its peak, summer afternoon demand. That’s what Roger Duncan, general manager of Austin Energy, said this morning at a conference. 

It’s a finding that melds with the research in Energy Self Reliant States, that most states could be self-sufficient on domestic renewable energy resources.

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John Farrell directs the Energy Democracy initiative at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance and he develops tools that allow communities to take charge of their energy future, and pursue the maximum economic benefits of the transition to 100% renewable power.