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Energy Secretary Steven Chu on Private Incentives It's a statistic that the Department of Energy likes to hammer home: Forty percent of energy in America is consumed in homes and buildings, more than what is used by either transportation or industry. That number is the primary reason for the DOE's Solar Decathlon contest, a biannual competition on the National Mall that calls on groups of college students worldwide to meet a simple (or at least simple-sounding) challenge: with two years and $100,000, construct a fully operational house powered by nothing but the sun. There is only one winner each year, judged on more than a dozen criteria, from comfort to market viability, who receives substantial bragging rights. (Story continued below...) By Daniel Stone Friday, October 16, 2009 Read more...(3 Pages)
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