May 2018 – Sustainability Engineering Group Newsletter

Alternative Photovoltaic Systems, Houses of the Future Renewable energy recently got an unprecedented boost. Effective Jan. 1, 2020, the mandate will necessitate the provision of photovoltaic systems that provide 2 to 3 kilowatts of energy, depending on house size. This requirement's modest size, about one-third to half that of a typical solar array, is presumably intended to control costs. Considering that roughly 80,000 new houses are built annually in the state, however, the subsequent demand for renewable technologies will increase...