National solar data network success stories

Technical Report · Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:5911835

Three of the most successful applications in the MASEC reporting region are described. The three sites are the Scattergood School site in West Branch, Iowa; the South Dakota School of Mines site located at the Mount Rushmore Memorial Visitor's Center in Keystone, South Dakota, and the Telex Communications site in Blue Earth, Minnesota. The first is a school recreation center, the second a park recreation center, and the third a business. All three are active systems and each exhibits a variety of approaches to providing space and domestic water heating. The major success of each is that a substantial portion of the heating load was provided by solar energy. The success of the NSDN program is that it indicates the approaches and parts of the systems that seem to work best, so that conclusions can be made about which applications are appropriate in varying circumstances. A brief report is presented for each system explaining the system, the energy flow through the system, the total cost, and the energy saved per year.

• Research Organization: Mid-American Solar Energy Complex, Minneapolis, MN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-79CS30150
• OSTI ID: 5911835
• Report Number(s): MASEC-R-81-058; ON: DE82002281
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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SCHOOL BUILDINGS
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IOWA
MINNESOTA
OPERATION
PERFORMANCE
SOUTH DAKOTA
BUILDINGS
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
GREAT LAKES REGION
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MIDWEST REGION
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WATER HEATING
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