We built our last house with the goal of being net-zero energy. The West Asheville lot is a small 0.08-acre infill lot with great southern exposure. That allowed for both […]
Going for Zero and Beyond: The Journey to -8 HERS Read More
I got our February Electric breakdown and was glad to see for that month we had a 58 kwh credit for the month. We now have about 500 kwh excess
Living with Batteries Read More
We have now had a battery back up and enlarged solar system for about 6 months and have driven our electric LEAF for about 5,000 miles over that time. We
Solar surplus- A conundrum Read More
And I got it at Home Depot. I decided on the Ego because I have excess solar generated electricity from my roof top solar system. We net meter and
The big trends for the climate seem to be at a turning point. February was the tenth month of record setting heat and was not only the hottest February since
“The world’s cultivated soils have lost 50 to 70 percent of their original carbon stock.Absent carbon and critical microbes, soil becomes mere dirt, a process of deterioration that’s been rampant
Carbon negative landscaping Read More
North Carolina dropped the tax credits for renewables for projects after 2015. This stuck us as a dumb move for jobs creation, staying ahead of the innovative curve, fighting
A month with an Electric Car Read More
I am in Nicaragua with Leaf for Life that is doing workshops on sustainable ways people can grow food to fight malnutrition. The workshops have been at the University of
Renewable Energy in Nicaragua Read More
Heating with wood is about as old a technology as you can get and it still works. I think that primitiveness is part of its appeal. I have been using
We are looking into adding some more PV to our exisiting net metered 3.8 KW system along with a compatible amount of batteries. The idea being to produce enough to
