Team 2: Project Proposal

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Team 2 Project Proposal
Alternative Energy for Housing
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Team Members

• Lindsey Jantz Organizer/Leader
• Gerald Spotts Techie
• Johnny Lo Summarizer

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Scenarios

• Standard electricity vs. solar paneling for a
  certain house in a given area.
• 2200 sq-ft home in Orange County
• Family of 4
• Is initial investment for solar energy a better
  option than standard electricity? For each
  period

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Fixed Parameters

• Fixed average power usage (kWh) for both cases
• Analysis periods of 10, 20, and 30 years

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Resources

• Textbook
• Solar Energy Companies
• Department of Energy
• Statistics
• Web Sites
• CaliforniaSolarCenter.org
• Homepower.com