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<blockquote data-quote="ScottishJohn" data-source="post: 32684231" data-attributes="member: 99692"><p>I think there are several interesting factors in our use of power in general. I was speaking to a friend of mine who is an architect, and she says that the Building Regulations we have in the UK now are equivalent to those the Swedish brought in in 1936 (I'll have to take her word for it!), in any case, given that it is possible to build homes which are either self sufficient, or practically self sufficient, then why are we not doing more to force developers to plan these kind of homes? Renewable generation is great, but using less energy to do more is even better. I like the microgeneration model where each home supplies much of the energy it consumes through a variety of different sources, and can feed back into the national grid when it has excess power, and can draw down when it has a higher peak. I also think that the planning and siting of power stations needs to be addressed. Wast hot water from power stations can be used to heat entire towns, which is no use if they are hundreds of miles from anywhere.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ScottishJohn, post: 32684231, member: 99692"] I think there are several interesting factors in our use of power in general. I was speaking to a friend of mine who is an architect, and she says that the Building Regulations we have in the UK now are equivalent to those the Swedish brought in in 1936 (I'll have to take her word for it!), in any case, given that it is possible to build homes which are either self sufficient, or practically self sufficient, then why are we not doing more to force developers to plan these kind of homes? Renewable generation is great, but using less energy to do more is even better. I like the microgeneration model where each home supplies much of the energy it consumes through a variety of different sources, and can feed back into the national grid when it has excess power, and can draw down when it has a higher peak. I also think that the planning and siting of power stations needs to be addressed. Wast hot water from power stations can be used to heat entire towns, which is no use if they are hundreds of miles from anywhere. [/QUOTE]
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