Pursuing net-zero buildings -- even in Aspen -- isn't practical or necessary. The grid will be decarbonized.
Pursuing net-zero buildings -- even in Aspen -- isn't practical or necessary. The grid will be decarbonized.
www.denverpost.com Opinion: Here’s why pursuing net-zero buildings — even in Aspen — isn’t practical or necessary
One of the first comments we received was from a famous energy guru: “Nice building. But why do you have a heating system at all?” Solving climate change could depend on how we answer that qu…
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Ad absurdum, this could be saying "there's no need use 1w bulbs instead of 75w bulbs because the electricity is coming from a low carbon fuel instead of a high carbon fuel", which doesn't make sense because the two measurements are in different aspects. The source of your electricity is a completely different consideration from how much electricity your home uses.
Just because the energy is cleaner doesn't mean it is limitless.