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OP uses 'kids' to imply maturity, not age.
by drBonkers 5y ago
OP uses 'kids' to imply maturity, not age.
- oh_sigh 5y agoThere's nothing less mature than raising children and overseeing your home's construction, while holding down a full time job.
- JaimeThompson 5y agoTheir lack of mature shows when they talk about being concerned about the environment then using so much power to run their house.
- googlryas 5y agoThe source of the power is important. Are they kids if they care about the environment and pay for 400A service of renewable energy? Is there anyone in America or Canada who cares about the environment, who is not a kid by your standard? I know a bunch of people who claim to care about the environment, but they still eat meat, drive ICE cars, have children, use ridiculous amounts of power compared to the global average, and do many of the normal things North Americans do. I still believe they care about the environment though.
- JaimeThompson 5y agoThey have a large propane generator to provide supplemental power when the 400A service isn't enough, such generators typically do not have advanced pollution control / carbon capture devices attached. This, combined with the design of the building, is evidence their care doesn't extend to action in this instance.
- googlryas 5y agoSounds like a stop-gap measure, partially because building codes in the region didn't let them do what they really wanted to do: > These are two areas where the BC building code, BC Hydro, and the construction industry lag behind more environmentally progressive regions. It’s our hope that as the technology and standards improve we’ll be able to eliminate propane from the mix and use a fully electric power base, much of it captured on site from our 11.6 kW array.