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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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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

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

Monitoring Room Temperature and Humidity with An Arduino Sensor

December 20, 2018 2618231 1 Comment

By Matt Since we have point source heating we want to monitor what the temperatures of individuals rooms are that…

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Posted in: energy, monitoring, net zero Filed under: arduino, ESP8266, internet of things, Net Zero Monitoring

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