I thought you all might enjoy knowing what I’ve spent on
electricity in a passive solar, highly insulated, and thermally massive compact
home. On average, it’s been $37.80 per
month over the 18 months I’ve lived in the Practice House:
That covers heating, cooling, cooking, and hot water—the house
uses no fossil fuels (and nothing that is explosive). These figures even include small projects and
lighting in my shop.
As an aside, I looked into adding a solar array on my new
garage to go net-zero, but a shading issue makes that payback time relatively
unattractive. For the short term, I
have signed up with a community based solar program, so I am buying power that
is being generated by solar panels located on a farm located nearby in Queen
Anne’s County. Once I build the main house
on the property (the Practice House is the guest house), I will re-evaluate
building my own solar array.
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