Can you live on 1kW( Hint: begin by thinking through the units here and be sure

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Can you live on 1kW( Hint: begin by thinking through the units here and be sure you understand where time comes into this picture.)

Analyze: Strucure your analysis- think about energy services including transportation, lighting, refrigeration, computing, cooking, heating, and food manufacturing, preparation and consumption. How do one time large expenditures, such as jet travel, impact your analysis? How do you estimate energy inputs for items you consume such as books, food packaging, clothing etcs.

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Life Off the Grid

The previous owner showed me the critical facilities and told me how to operate them. When we moved in we put CFLs (compact fluorescent lights) in every light socket, programmed the thermostat to automatically lower the temperature at night, and made sure to turn off the lights when we left a room. We thought we had everything under control.

On our third night in the house, we went to bed as usual to the faint sound of wind outside, a sound we were already beginning to enjoy because it generated most of our power. In the middle of the night, I was awakened by the sound of

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