Christmas lights

Oh my goodness isnt christmas grand. I cant believe these people have had their lights up since Dec1 what must their energy bill be?

Looking over Parkstone

The light pollution is highlighted nicley with the fog. SO MUCH ELECTRICITY is being emitted.

On the home ranch scale, I would order the technologies in this way:

Energy efficiency.
The most cost-effective and evrionmentally friendly energy availible.

Solar Pool Heating.
If you have a pool and sunshine, these systems are low cost, simple to impliment, and can significatly reduce nonrenewable energy.

Microhydro-electric systems.
Make lots of energy using a modest amount of infrastructure.

Solar Hot Water Systems.
most cost-effective RE technology for typical homes.

Photovoltaic (solar-electric) Systems.
Expensive up front, has high reliability and simple to maintain.

Wind Electricity.
Doesnt work well on a home scale when you factor in the cost of downtime, repair, and replacement.

Taken from; Renewable Prioroties, Home Power Magazine 122 / december 2007 & january 2008

Hmmm

Why cant there be any more registers to the list of Clear skies companies that u have to associate through. So we have to use these companies for the grant but no more are aloud. Monopoly?

Potential energy of a nut

As an illustration on energy that is stored up in objects these nuts burn because of their fatty/oily make up. My Brazil nut burned for 4minutes. Burning is a method of representation but not the answer, since it releases unacceptable amounts of Co2 in the conversion.