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> must be retrofitted to have a net energy draw of zero or less from the grid How would you do this, when a huge percentage of that engergy draw comes from app
by djrogers 9y ago
> must be retrofitted to have a net energy draw of zero or less from the grid
How would you do this, when a huge percentage of that engergy draw comes from appliances that don't get sold with the house?
What you're proposing would likely result in home sellers 'installing' tiny cheap refrigerators and washer/dryer combos that would immediately be thrown out by the home buyers and replaced with the ones they actually want.
- dragonwriter 9y ago> How would you do this, when a huge percentage of that engergy draw comes from appliances that don't get sold with the house? With rule for a specified list of standard appliances that the draw would be calculated based on the higher of actual consumption of installed appliances (if any) or standard values based on something like mid-range energy star consumption for a specified feature set.
- jedberg 9y agoYou could base it off of the size of the house or median usage of surrounding homes per square foot, or something similar.
- djrogers 9y agoThat wouldn't change anything unless you require those tiny cheap appliances to be retained and used by the home buyer. You can't reduce all energy consumption with insulation and shade trees...
- jedberg 9y agoNo what I'm saying is that the requirements would not account for appliances. It would say "for this size house you must be able to produce this much energy". It won't specify how you produce the energy, just that you must. Your appliances would be your choice, and your shade, etc. But it would be based on local medians, so that for most people it would be in line.