Michael Strizki has a big screen television, a hot tub, and a 278m2 house. Running all his appliances takes a lot of electricity.
But Michael never has to pay an electricity bill.
That's because his house is powered totally by solar panels near his house.
PHOTO: AFP
During the summer, there is more than enough sunlight to power Michael's house. Some of the extra power is used to create hydrogen from water.
During the winter, that hydrogen powers anything in the house that the solar panels can't.
Part of the money used to pay for Michael's set up has come from New Jersey state, where he lives. The state government is trying to increase use of renewable energy sources.
In the future, many more houses might be like Michael's. Use of solar panels grew by 20 percent in 2006, and making them gets 7 percent cheaper every year.
(Jason Cox, staff writer with agencies)
麥克．史崔茲奇有大螢幕電視和一座按摩浴缸，佔地兩百七十八平方公尺的房屋，屋內所有的電器設備需要大量的電力才能運作。
但是麥克從來不必付電費。
因為他的房子完全是靠附近的太陽能板發電。
夏天陽光能為麥克的房子提供綽綽有餘的電力，部分剩餘電力會被用來將水轉化成氫氣。
冬天期間，氫氣就能為屋內太陽能板無法供電的電器提供電力。
麥克所居住的紐澤西州政府支付部份麥克的架設費用，因為州政府試圖增加可再生能源的使用範圍。
未來可能會有更多像麥克的房子。二○○六年，太陽能板的使用量增加了20%，製造太陽能板的費用則每年便宜7%。
（翻譯︰鄭湘儀）
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