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  • Solar home in Va. getting high marks

    01/28/2007 8:06:46 AM PST · by BenLurkin · 7 replies · 259+ views
    Associated Press ^ | Sat Jan 27, 6:03 AM ET | MATT REED,
    RICHMOND, Va. - State Sen. Frank Wagner is staying warm at his temporary address, even in below-freezing weather and without a traditional power supply or fireplace. The Virginia Beach Republican, a proponent of alternative energy sources, is living for a week outside the Science Museum of Virginia in a solar-powered house designed and built by Virginia Tech students. He moved in Wednesday. Using a remote control and a computer, Wagner is testing whether the award-winning home can generate enough electricity from the sun to run everyday home appliances — and still have enough left over to send to Richmond's power...