By Charlie Angelo
SOLAR TODAY Intern
Team Germany, represented by Technische Universitat Darmstadt, placed first in the U.S. Department of Energy 2009 Solar Decathlon. Team Germany leap-frogged Illinois and Team California with a perfect score of 150 in the decathlon's final event, the net metering contest. The win is the second straight for Team Germany, who came out on top of the 2007 Solar Decathlon as well.
The top ten finishers of the 2009 Solar Decathlon:
1) Team Germany: 908.297 points
2) Illinois: 897.300 points
3) Team California: 863.089 points
4) Team Ontario/ BC: 849.816 points
5) Minnesota: 838.544 points
6) Team Alberta: 769.410 points
7) Cornell: 764.237 points
8) Rice: 750.236 points
9) Kentucky: 732.152 points
10) Ohio State: 729.932 points
View the final standings, with scores for all ten competitions at: solardecathlon.org/scoring
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