NIST Test House Exceeds Goal; Ends Year with Energy to Spare (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

NIST Test House Exceeds Goal; Ends Year with Energy to Spare

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Despite a harsh winter that left the Net-Zero Energy Residential Test Facility's photovoltaic and solar thermal panels covered with snow on 38 days, the energy-efficient house produced more energy than it used over the course of a year.

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