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Western Mass Green Consortium Green Night - April 12, 5-7 pm - Energy Storage, Beyond Batteries, Greenfield, Massachusetts
Event Description
100% renewable energy is possible! But to get there we have to deal with the realities of a brittle electrical grid, when the sun doesn’t always shine and the wind doesn’t always blow. How can buildings, and especially housing, be part of the solution instead of part of the problem? How do we provide heating using renewable electricity without further straining the grid or increasing reliance on natural gas and other fossil fuels for power generation? Because of the instantaneous nature of the electricity generation and use, net-zero energy buildings are not sufficient. Because batteries are still expensive and relatively inefficient, they are part of the solution, but can’t balance the grid. Thermal energy storage, district energy, and low-temperature hydronics can make housing a critical component in an energy arbitrage system that balances the grid, makes a profit, and could supply affordable housing with extremely low space conditioning costs and 100% renewable energy.
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