Big homes use the same amount of energy as smaller homes
 At least the newer homes do. I sort of suspected that, what with Energy Star and whatnot so in vogue, but it's still interesting to see the statistics. Here's the article from Scientific America. Ready for a McMansion?
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The world's longest extension cord
 May or may not get put in place. I once visited this facility (and a whole lot more) in Iceland and I'm still not over the experience. I wrote about it then, but not about the politics that always seems to get involved in such bold moves. Stay tuned. |
Danes ban oil- and gas-fired boilers
 Well, in areas where district heating is available they do. Here's the story. It would take an act of Congress to get something like that going in the U.S. And the chances of that happening are, well, never mind.
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And at the same time
 We have the Brits looking more and more into district heating, although with not quite as much enthusiasm as the Danes (Danes are tough to top when it comes to this stuff). Check out this story.
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And then there's the social side
 Which brings us to Scotland, where one in three people are in a state of fuel poverty. That occurs when a family has to spend more than 10% of its income to stay reasonably warm. The Scots are looking to the Danes for a solution, and once again, it's district heating. Seeing a trend here? |
And then there are the thieves
I'm seeing more and more stories like this one and this other one coming out of Europe. It's a lot tougher to steal district heating than fuel oil. And isn't it fun to stop and look at BIG pictures every now and then?
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