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Builder Designs Houses That Can Run For Weeks Without Power

Research group Parks Associates published a report in 2022 in collaboration with SmartThings that stated that 54% of US internet households think their electric bills are too high. Plus, 56% of them would select renewables as an energy source if costs were the same, while 36% would pay more to use renewable energy.

From the article, "Builder Designs Houses That Can Run For Weeks Without Power," by Jennifer Castenson.

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