Roscoe,
So you really want to keep going with this, huh? You really should have quit while you were behind.
The prototype house cost $549,869.03, production units were estimated at $231,076.74 - you can get the real facts on the tech specs (including cost) here:
http://www.solar.ltu.edu/2_cost.php
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Originally Posted by Roscoe
"The system was designed to kick a heater on to keep water from freezing," said Jeff Biegler, parks superintendent. "The heater drew all reserve power out of the battery, causing the system to back down."
Joe Veryser, an associate dean of architecture at the university said, he heard somebody turned the system off and forgot to turn it back on.
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Think about this logically for a minute - if someone shuts off the breaker then all that would be available is the reserve power in the battery.
An LTU official said
"Adjustments were needed in the hot water heating system, and as a consequence the battery-based electrical system was turned off and inadvertently left off. Due to Christmas vacation schedules, this error was not detected until after the pipes froze, causing considerable damage to a section of flooring."
Sounds like an ID-10T error on the part of the maintenance people rather than a failure of the system.
Here is a fun experiment for you:
Shut off your electricity for a cold week next winter - report back here with the results.
Maybe you should just be a man and admit that this was a bonehead hit on a bunch of students that was in no way justified.
Steve