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Some day I plan on owning a house with solar power

October 15th, 2007 at 03:51 am

... but until the price to add solar to a house is more economical, I think I will work on keeping my electric usage reasonable.

After looking at this summer's electric bills, the thought above came to mind. Not that I am complaining about my bills, its just that if people use some sensible techniques, your electric bill can really be small. I have a 4 bedroom house in the DC area, so summer can be hot and damp. The summer wasn't awful, but it wasn't cool either. With that said, here are my bills for June-July, July-Aug, and Aug-Sep (mid month to mid month) - $42, $42, $37. I used AC as I needed it, quite often over night. Still, the usage was minimal.

Anyhow, I thought I would brag about that for a minute. If you want to see what I have done to allow this type of usage, check some of my older entries. If you have questions, just ask.

5 Responses to “Some day I plan on owning a house with solar power”

  1. baselle Says:
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    Heh heh - solar panels at work are pretty cool!

  2. denisentexas Says:
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    Very impressive electric bills! I'd love to have bills like that and will have to read more of your blog to see what you've done.

  3. Joan.of.the.Arch Says:
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    I looked for your electricity saving ideas and found a note that last year you removed your window air conditioners on October 15. Are you one schedule this year?

  4. Single Guy Says:
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    Since Fall was taking its time to arrive, I had left my AC units in, but on Sunday I took one out. The other two will come out in the next week or two as I have time and energy.

  5. Jerry Says:
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    We want our path to lead us to own a solar home, as well. I recently read an article about a home that this physician built in Maine, and in the past year he has saved enough power that he sold back six months' worth to Central Maine Power. That is amazing, and he didn't use any technology that wasn't readily available on the shelf... this offers some insurance that it can be done now, without waiting for many years to get the job done. It will be interesting to see how things progress!
    Jerry

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