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| + | Near Term | ||
| + | * Get LP gas bills from maintenance | ||
* Setup monitoring gear, plumb database interface | * Setup monitoring gear, plumb database interface | ||
| + | * Rent solar pathfinder | ||
| + | * 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 | * Cleanup our weather data | ||
* Build a local repository of Farmland's data or another nearby location, develop an interface | * Build a local repository of Farmland's data or another nearby location, develop an interface | ||
* Develop year-to-year comparison interface | * Develop year-to-year comparison interface | ||
* Track down the LP gas bills and put them in the database, on-going feed? | * 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 - | |
| − | * 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 wind survey data for this area | ||
* Track down the most recent solar incidence data for this area | * Track down the most recent solar incidence data for this area | ||
| + | |||
| + | Medium Term | ||
| + | * Insulate bulkhead doors to basement | ||
| + | * Insulate pipes in basement | ||
| + | * Create annual energy calendar | ||
| + | |||
| + | Long Term | ||
| + | * Infrared scan of leaking heat for first cold day | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== Completed ==== | ||
| + | * Defrosted basement freezer | ||
| + | * Cleaned and shut off 1 refrigerator | ||
| + | * Performed perliminary energy audit (still have to get LP gas) | ||
| + | * Create a table and populate the occupancy data for the Farm | ||
Revision as of 12:14, 24 June 2006
Contents
ENPR 256 - Sustainable Systems, Energy
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
Exercises
- Week of June 26th
Labs
- Week of June 26th
Reference Material
- Degree days explained - http://cs.earlham.edu/~copelco/wiki/index.php/Degree_Days
- Degree day interface
To Do
Near Term
- Get LP gas bills from maintenance
- Setup monitoring gear, plumb database interface
- Rent solar pathfinder
- 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
- Insulate bulkhead doors to basement
- Insulate pipes in basement
- Create annual energy calendar
Long Term
- Infrared scan of leaking heat for first cold day
Completed
- Defrosted basement freezer
- Cleaned and shut off 1 refrigerator
- Performed perliminary energy audit (still have to get LP gas)
- Create a table and populate the occupancy data for the Farm
