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It’s not all sunny in Net-Zero land.

February 28, 2019 2618231 2 Comments

Cheap electricity prices and grid access fees push our solar panel payback period to greater than 20 years. Local fuel…

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Posted in: energy, grid tied electricity, net zero

Hot Water Heat Pump in a Minnesota Basement, Work Towards Net Zero

February 23, 2019 2618231 Leave a comment

Our heat pump water heater (hybrid water heater) in our Net Zero home has similar energy costs to gas fired…

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Posted in: energy, monitoring, net zero

Surviving polar vortex, heating only with a ductless minisplit in Minnesota

February 20, 2019 2618231 Leave a comment

The Mitsibushi ductless minisplit successfully heated our zone 4b house over some of Minnesotas coldest weather in many years. For…

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Posted in: energy, monitoring, passive house design

Getting Snow off Panels, Peoples Cooperative Grid Surcharge

February 14, 2019 2618231 1 Comment

Well we received quite a bit of snow over the last five days which makes collecting solar energy kind of…

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Posted in: energy, net zero, Solar Gain Filed under: Solar Panels

Reading Peoples Energy Cooperative Smart Meters

January 10, 2019 2618231 Leave a comment

By Matt We initially had a single smart meter from Peoples Cooperative that monitored how much energy we used and…

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We Were NetZero Briefly

January 9, 2019 2618231 Leave a comment

Since we had three sunny days right when they commissioned the system, and because of passive solar heating, allowing us…

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Posted in: energy, monitoring, net zero, passive house design, Solar Gain Filed under: Energy Monitoring, Net Zero Monitoring

Solar Panels Online – Bringing the Electrons

January 4, 2019 2618231 Leave a comment

Solar Connection came on Jan 3, along with two line-men from Peoples Energy Co-op to engage the solar panels with…

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Posted in: energy, monitoring, net zero, passive house design, Solar Gain Filed under: Solar Panels

Friluftsliv

December 31, 2018 2618231 Leave a comment

By Tracee Today I learned a new word: Friluftsliv. It’s a Scandanavian word meaning ‘free air life,’ and experienced when…

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Posted in: camping, nature, Wildlife Filed under: camping, nature

NetZero – Solar gain on a sunny day.

December 29, 2018 2618231 Leave a comment

By Matt, We incorporated passive house design elements in the building of our net-zero home. The house is positioned with…

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Posted in: energy, monitoring, net zero, passive house design, Solar Gain Filed under: Net Zero Monitoring, Solar Gain

Net Positive!

December 28, 2018 2618231 Leave a comment

By Tracee The results are in! We’re very excited to share that our house achieved a -3 HERS rating score,…

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Posted in: energy, net zero, Uncategorized Filed under: HERS Rating, Net Zero

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