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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1977
Page
5
Marvin E Dunbar describes a solar heating system installed in his home using rock storage to hold heat for 5 to 13 days. The A frame structure uses sunlit heat captured by glass and a metal sheet, with rock storage and fans distributing heat when needed.
Utilities test new methods to cut costs including storing electricity in brick like storage units at night for daytime use. Edison official W Denham Crawford describes off peak power and future potential for electric cars and consumer savings as tests run in Vermont West Virginia Michigan and elsewhere.
Federal agencies push solar power as a growing alternative to oil and electricity. Studies vary on potential share, with ERDA cautioning against overestimate. High costs, financing barriers, zoning rules, and tax policy shape adoption, while sun based heating faces technical and regulatory challenges.
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