It's not that easy, being green

[Jake]

It was supposed to be a shining example of the green movement -- a completely independent solar-powered house with no gas or electrical hookups. Seven months ago, officials gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the $900,000 house owned by the city of Troy that was to be used as an educational tool and meeting spot.

Lawrence Technological University, with help from DTE, mostly paid for the building. Its students built the 800-square-foot home, which was supposed to be livable year-round, free from the grid and churn out enough solar power to support a home-based business and electric vehicle.

Frozen pipes during the winter caused $16,000 in damage to floors, and city officials aren't sure when the house at the Troy Community Center will open.

$900,000 for 800 square feet, and the solar power system failed. Bravo! The citizens of the scUM state strike again.

Troy's celebrated solar house left in dark | detnews.com | The Detroit News

 

[BB73]

What do you say, bkb?

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

What do you say, bkb?

I believe he would say this:

 

[FCollinsBuckeye]

$900,000 for 800 square feet, and the solar power system failed. Bravo! The citizens of the scUM state strike again.

Troy's celebrated solar house left in dark | detnews.com | The Detroit News

Jake, you strike me as the type of person who would have howled in laughter and mocked the Wright brothers with each failed attempt at flight. Thank God innovators press on despite the critics.

That being said, Michigan sucks. :p

 

[Deety]

That being said, Michigan sucks. :p

And given that this power is harnessed to light up all of Ohio in November, clearly somebody is doing it right.

 

[BigWoof31]

It's not that easy, being green

Tell me about it.

 

[MaxBuck]

Tell me about it.

GPA needed here!