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Distributed energy resources can be used to reduce total consumption of grid electricity. See below for examples.
- Solar roof provides 45 kW to energy-efficient college building — Adam Joseph Lewis Center for Environmental Studies, Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio.
- 3.3-kW photovoltaic system (one of 200 systems in San Diego area) generates more than 1 MW of peak power — Cupaiuolo residence, Vista, California.
- Net-metered 10-kW wind turbine paid off, generates free power — Epperson residence, Norman, Oklahoma.
- Efficient large home strives for zero net energy use — Zero-Energy Home, Livermore, California.
- Efficient small home strives for zero net energy use — Captain Planet Cottage, Atlanta, Georgia.
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