Pop-up all-electric mobile home in San Francisco demonstrates carbon-free buildings of the future

During San Francisco's Fleet Week, as the U.S. Navy Blue Angels flexed their power in the sky, along the Embarcadero a different kind of power popped up and plugged in."This is the all-electric home of the future," senior building decarbonization coordinator for the San Francisco Environment Department Nik Kaestner said. Behind him was an 18 x 8-foot mobile showroom known as the Clean Energy Dream Home. Here, community members and visitors learned and interacted with the electric equipment. The home was powered by a Ford EV."While this electric pickup might not be as powerful as a jet plane, it's powerful enough to power the electric dream home for several days," said Kaestner. Inside the structure were modern, clean energy appliances that promise a healthier, more comfortable, and climate-friendly home. It included heat pumps used to heat and cool spaces as well as replace gas water heaters. The technology behind the pumps, using electricity and refrigerant, is simple and efficient.Ka