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Well, yesterday afternoon I got to speak with a gal by the name of Parrish from the company that's been chosen by the state to handle the retrofit program and disburse funds. It looks like we not only qualify, but we're looking at a total package after they come out to the house to do their testing, etcetera, that's going to encompass all environmental and energy-using systems in the house, from HVAC to insulation to doors and windows to water heating and alternative energy systems (SOLAR!).Sour, if you're in California you may qualify for one of these retrofit programs. My husband and I are exploring this option with the hopes/idea that we'll be able to do a full solar install and get off-grid, pay down the loan for the installation with the money we USED to pay to PG&E.
Wow, those are some fantastic rates. Are you sure you're not taking a commercial rate when you say you're running what adds up to several homes for less than $3K/mo?Buying the electric from the electric co is by far the cheapest option. Around here I know plenty of folks who are running 18,000 or more watts, the dude that runs our local hydro store told me his electric bill is $2200 a month! Mine is about 1200, maybe 1000 in the summer, and I have 14,000 watts. Why do you want to be off the grid? I guess if you have to a diesel generator is your only option. I looked at a Natural Gas one, and it was like 100 bucks a day to run it! Almost 3 times as expensive as buying the electric from the electric co.....
Seamaiden, no commercial rates, but we do have an Electric Coop, owned by the consumers, it's actually pretty cool, we get rebate checks once a year, based on our usage as a percentage of leftover profits.
Oh, and we've never had rolling blackouts like you Californians....
how did Colorado get some much cooler than California, it seemed to happen in a blink of an eye; thats coming from a Californian
and is "blackouts" the "P.C." term, i think they like to be called African-American-outs. not to be a dick, but you were clearly out of line.
anyone ever thought of running a diesel gen off hemp seed oil? i have heard you can run a diesel off hemp seed oil with no conversion. anybody else heard off this?
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