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Solar Power Production for July 7th, 2009 and June Electric Bill

This post is part of an update on solar power production at my house after the installation of solar panels and other efforts to reduce power consumption. You can read more about the project here.   Total Power Produced: 17.32 kWh Weather: Sunny and then partly cloudy midday. June Electric Bill Update: The June 2008 [...]

Solar Power Production July 6, 2009

This post is part of an update on solar power production at my house after the installation of solar panels and other efforts to reduce power consumption. You can read more about the project here.   Total Power Produced: 10.36 kWh Weather: Cloudy with some morning rain and then partly cloudy. @GetOutOfDebtGuy

The Whole House Fan Project – It’s Done, Comfortable and Saving Me Money

In my quest to reduce my reliance on utilities I embarked on a journey that involved sealing my crawl space, adding loads of extra insulation in the attic and installing a whole house fan. Some have thought that I meant an attic fan, not so. A whole house fan draws air from inside the house [...]

The Solar Panel Project. An Update on the Greening of the Rhode House.

Kim wrote in today and comments on my previous post, “I’m Saving $20,000 in Electricity Because I Don’t Want to Work to Pay the Bill.” She said: Will you provide more info about the solar panels you chose? Where does one even start w/ that kind of project? Do you call your utility and ask [...]