Enpr-256

Reading

Week of June 19th
- Pages 76-122 in Reader's Digest Back to Basics
- Read Colin's explanation of degree days (link below in Reference Material). Talk about it enough to make sure that you understand the details.
- Work through (individually) the online energy audit at http://hes.lbl.gov using Miller Farm as the house. Make a note of your session number, you can return and re-calculate it.
- Spend an hour or more browsing the Real Goods Solar Living Source Book. I want you to get a good sense of the range of gear available in this space and the complexity and costs associated with it.
Week of June 26th

Near Term

Get LP gas bills from maintenance
Setup monitoring gear, plumb database interface
Rent solar pathfinder
Wiki usernames
When was hot water heater installed
Cost and availability of bladder for fuel tank
Cost of new tanks
Measure bulkhead door, can tanks fit
Contact IMPA about grid-tie system
Calculate line loss for barn to house - N VDC (without inverter) and 110 VAC (with inverter)
Cleanup our weather data
Build a local repository of Farmland's data or another nearby location, develop an interface
Develop year-to-year comparison interface
Track down the LP gas bills and put them in the database, on-going feed?
Setup an on-going feed for the RP&L bills -
Track down the most recent wind survey data for this area
Track down the most recent solar incidence data for this area

Medium Term

Long Term