Going for Zero and Beyond: The Journey to -8 HERS
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 …
Living with Batteries
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 …
Solar surplus- A conundrum
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 …
I have an Ego.
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 …
Trending
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 …
Carbon negative landscaping
“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 …
A month with an Electric Car
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 …
Renewable Energy in Nicaragua
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 …
Heating with wood
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 …
Solar + Batteries
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 …