By Tracee “Energy efficiency” can be a fairly abstract term when it comes time to prioritizing and taking action. For…
By Tracee Yesterday was Earth Day, a worldwide celebration of our Mother Earth and the life she supports. Like other…
Our home received a HERS index score of 32 without solar and -3 once we incorporated the photovoltaic panels. The…
With the use of a double stud wall, open cell spray foam insulation and European style triple pane windows, we…
Cheap electricity prices and grid access fees push our solar panel payback period to greater than 20 years. Local fuel…
Our heat pump water heater (hybrid water heater) in our Net Zero home has similar energy costs to gas fired…
Well we received quite a bit of snow over the last five days which makes collecting solar energy kind of…
Since we had three sunny days right when they commissioned the system, and because of passive solar heating, allowing us…
Solar Connection came on Jan 3, along with two line-men from Peoples Energy Co-op to engage the solar panels with…
By Matt, We incorporated passive house design elements in the building of our net-zero home. The house is positioned with…