November 7, 2022
EVERY HOME A GRID:
Smart energy dream team builds all-electric, solar powered communities (Joshua S Hill, 11/08/22, Off the Grid)
Each home built in these two locations will be equipped with smart technologies as well as a backup battery and community microgrid connectivity.Designed to work together, the technologies will deliver a self-supporting energy system that powers a community battery which has the capability to operate independently during a grid outage.More than 200 of these homes will be built as part of what KB Home and its partners hope will serve as a blueprint for future sustainable and resilient home development. [...]Each of the 219 homes is being built to meet the Department of Energy's Zero Energy Ready Home criteria. Amongst the criteria, the homes must be compliant with Energy Star, WaterSense, and Indoor airPLUS, all of which could help homeowners reduce average energy use by up to 40%.Additionally, each home is equipped with a SunPower Equinox solar system, a 13kWh SunVault Storage battery, high efficiency appliances, flexible loads such as electric heat pump water heaters and HVAC systems, and other smart technologies.All the homes will also be pre-wired to be smart EV charger ready, while some of the homes will also demonstrate bidirectional charging.
Posted by Orrin Judd at November 7, 2022 6:32 PM