{"id":410,"date":"2011-05-11T07:00:05","date_gmt":"2011-05-11T11:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hibbets.net\/blog\/?p=410"},"modified":"2011-05-11T01:13:47","modified_gmt":"2011-05-11T05:13:47","slug":"transparency-in-energy-usage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hibbets.net\/blog\/2011\/05\/11\/transparency-in-energy-usage\/","title":{"rendered":"Transparency in energy usage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-412\" href=\"http:\/\/hibbets.net\/blog\/2011\/05\/11\/transparency-in-energy-usage\/sem_roof_12\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-412\" title=\"Solar panels\" src=\"http:\/\/hibbets.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/sem_roof_12.jpg\" alt=\"Solar panels\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" \/><\/a>I&#8217;m pretty passionate about renewable energy. After I read Thomas L. Friedman&#8217;s &#8220;<a title=\"Hot, Flat, and Crowded\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thomaslfriedman.com\/bookshelf\/hot-flat-and-crowded\" target=\"_blank\">Hot, Flat, and Crowded<\/a>&#8221;  I was sold on higher prices for gas and putting solar panels on every  roof in America. In fact, I was so eager to contribute, I had <a title=\"18 solar panels installed\" href=\"http:\/\/hibbets.net\/pics\/events2010.php?category=10\" target=\"_blank\">18 solar panels installed<\/a> on the roof of my home.<\/p>\n<p>When I was checking out the energy infographic, &#8220;<a title=\"Interactive Transparency: America's Energy, Where It's From and How It's Used\" href=\"http:\/\/www.good.is\/post\/u-s-energy-use-and-sources\/\" target=\"_blank\">Interactive Transparency: America&#8217;s Energy, Where It&#8217;s From and How It&#8217;s Used<\/a>&#8221; over at GOOD, I was re-energized on the topic of renewable and sustainable energy.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I couldn&#8217;t agree more with GOOD&#8217;s opening statement: &#8220;<em>To fully understand the energy issue, we have to understand how America gets its energy, and how it uses it.<\/em>&#8221; They go on to say that America wastes a lot of energy, 54.5 Q BTU (Quadrillion British Thermal Units) to be exact.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s  hard to solve a problem when you don&#8217;t know what you&#8217;re trying to  solve. For the energy situation here in America, the talk has been about  reducing our dependency of foreign oil, increasing our renewable energy  sources, and increasing efficiency of our systems. The infographic  clearly shows that there is room for efficiency, with the highest waste  in transportation.<\/p>\n<p>Solving these problems all starts with  transparency, collaboration, and open data. Looking at the sources from  the GOOD post, the data is open and available as public domain from <a title=\"US Energy Information Administration\" href=\"http:\/\/www.eia.gov\/aer\/contents.html\" target=\"_blank\">US Energy Information Administration<\/a> (Department of Energy).<\/p>\n<p>So  the data is open, but it takes more than that. The collaboration  between GOOD and Hyperakt is important because it makes this  transparency useful. Their work makes the information visible and  consumable. Most people are not going to look at the raw data from the  Department of Energy.<\/p>\n<p>Which brings us back to solving the  problem. Open data? Check. Transparent sharing of information? Check.  Collaboration to make that information useful? Check. It takes all three  to show where we, as a\u00a0 society, have to focus and move forward with  action. When we work together to understand the truth, the answers are  right in front of us.<\/p>\n<p><em><a title=\"Transparency in energy usage | opensource.com\" href=\"http:\/\/opensource.com\/life\/11\/1\/transparency-energy-usage\" target=\"_blank\">Originally posted on opensource.com on January 6, 2011.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m pretty passionate about renewable energy. After I read Thomas L. Friedman&#8217;s &#8220;Hot, Flat, and Crowded&#8221; I was sold on higher prices for gas and putting solar panels on every roof in America. 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