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Slideshow: Solar Decathlon Homes Show Super-Efficient Future Tech
Credit: Photo by Stefano Paltera/U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon
Solar Decathlon Homes Show Super-Efficient Future Tech
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Solar Decathlon competition shows a variety of cool green tech and energy management solutions we will soon see in our homes ... perhaps regularly.
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