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Re:Show HN: Acre Designs (YC W16) - Zero-Energy Smarthomes a... by maerF0x0 on Thursday February 11, 2016 @06:47PM (#11084276)
But unlike the first dvd player, people have been doing ZE homes for a long time.
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Re:Show HN: Acre Designs (YC W16) - Zero-Energy Smarthomes a... by andrewksu on Thursday February 11, 2016 @07:09PM (#11084399)
Not so much at scale or at a good price. Less than 1000 in the country built over the last 8-10 years. California will have to switch to building 40,000 per year in the next 4, so major pain point.

Just like there were a few electric cars before Tesla, but none ready for prime time. It's going to take a lot of hard work to change a very outdated market.

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