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Plug n' Play: Use Solar Anytime, Anywhere, Night or Day!
Want to use solar energy? Can't afford or can't install solar panels? No problem! This device, by Sunport, allows you to access solar energy right from your standard outlet. How does it work? All energy, regardless of how it is generated, is dumped into "the power grid." The electrons can't be tracked individually so it operates more like an accounting system. The amount of energy generated by solar is recorded and certified. This device then matches your use against the record, so you can access solar from any outlet. Just like buying wind credits except you just plug n' play using your standard wall outlet.
Will it save you money? No. You will still pay your regular electric bill plus you have to pay for the device (about $80 each) plus a small fee of about $20.00 per year. (Discount for packages of 4 or more devices.)
Will it save the planet? Quite possibly this tiny device could do more to increase demand for solar energy than anything on the market to date. THAT could save the planet. Even if you have solar panels ... they don't produce energy all the time. So fill in that gap!
After a successful Kickstarter campaign, the company is taking pre-orders for this device.
Be part of the solar solution: buy and use this device. Save the planet!
Top 10 Gadgets for 2015
From a foot-powered washing machine, hydroponic apartment size garden, a vertical grow system, to an electricity-free dishwasher ... get your gadget fix for 2015 from Treehugger. O yeah. The new Raspberry Pi 2 is featured! (If you're a geek you know how important a new Raspberry is ...)
Another Treehugger contribution: Top 10 Shipping Container, Pre-Fab, Modular Homes of 2015. We like this list because the entries span quite a spectrum: 3D printed houses which we reported on in our first two newsletters, shipping containers with the works included, passive house and ... more!
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What fun contests about "life in cohousing" would you like to see? Send your suggestions to: Ann Zabaldo. Or you can comment on our blog. Open to all clean & green, natural, organic, cage & steroid-free contests ...
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