Canadian Community First To Go Completely Solar

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The Drake Landing Solar Community is the first community to be completely solar powered in all of North America. It is located within the town limits of Okotoks, Alberta, Canada.

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[saturn77]

Doesn't it snow in Canada?

 

[sandmanwn]

[citation][nom]saturn77[/nom]Doesn't it snow in Canada?[/citation]
They most likely have connections to the industrial power grid as a backup.

 

[nukemaster]

The have a gas boiler for backup, but it is only used if the borehole(hot water storage tank ) is not up to the task.

Even in the winter a black roof collects a fair bit of sunlight and snow blows right over.

The first winter will be the real test of this.

http://www.dlsc.ca/how.htm

 

[nukemaster]

Even with sunny Alberta weather, it will take approximately three years to fully charge the BTES field. In the first years of operation, the field will operate at relatively low temperatures, and the recoverable energy will be largely depleted before the end of the heating season. However, after a few years of operation, the core temperature of the BTES field will approach 80°C by the end of summer, with sufficient heat for almost an entire heating season.

Interesting...

 

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