Energy Balance Contest
(100 points)
The Energy Balance Contest challenged the 2002 Solar Decathletes to demonstrate that the sun could supply the energy needed to meet the demands of a small household and home-based business. Therefore, all electrical energy use in their homes affected this contest.
Measurement-Based Criteria
Objective criteria for the Energy Balance Contest included:
- Using energy for daily tasks:
- Cooking meals
- Using appliances as required
- Operating a TV/video player
- Using home office computer stations
- Meeting or exceeding energy demand requirements
- Storing energy in an amount equal to or greater than that stored in the house battery system when the contest began
And the Winners Were...
Five teams received a perfect score-100 points-for this contest:
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