{"id":27991,"date":"2013-07-31T07:34:02","date_gmt":"2013-07-31T07:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=27991"},"modified":"2013-07-31T07:34:02","modified_gmt":"2013-07-31T07:34:02","slug":"lux-gloria-stained-glass-solar-panels-are-beautiful-and-efficent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greenlaunches.com\/other-stuff\/lux-gloria-stained-glass-solar-panels-are-beautiful-and-efficent.php","title":{"rendered":"Lux Gloria stained-glass solar panels are beautiful and efficent"},"content":{"rendered":"
\nWhile many would agree that solar panels are indeed an eye-sore and don\u2019t generally help in increasing the aesthetic beauty of a home, there are ways in which solar juice can be harvested, without causing a disturbance to a fa\u00e7ade. Take the Lux Gloria installation for example. Designed and developed by Sarah Hall, this eye-catching stained glass installation by the Toronto artist has found a home at the Cathedral of the Holy Family in Saskatoon. To develop this, stained glass was used with embedded with solar panels for a fantastically beautiful effect.
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\nThe installation has been hooked up to the Saskatoon Light & Power’s electrical distribution network and is currently being used to add to the grid\u2019s energy supply. These solar panels are capable of generating 2,500 kilowatt hours annually or simply put, about a third to a quarter of the 8,000 to 10,000 kilowatt hours consumed by a typical home in Saskatoon on a yearly basis.<\/p>\n
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