OUR SECOND NETZERO SOLAR HOME RENOVATION

Being netzero means that you produce as much energy as you use.

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The Home Itself – Why I Chose This one

The short answer of why I chose this home is because it was on the market, and we had a slight chance of actually going under contract. That’s it. View Products White Bag Off-White Arrow

Blower Door Testing: Measuring the Air Leakage

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Garage Bathroom Renovation

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Garage Bathroom Renovation

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Hallway Bathroom

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Kitchen

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Master Bedroom

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Bedroom

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Hallway Ceiling

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Time for Solar Energy!

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OUR SECOND NETZERO SOLAR HOME RENOVATION

Being netzero means that you produce as much energy as you use.

The Home Itself – Why I Chose This one

Blower Door Testing: Measuring the Air Leakage

Garage Bathroom Renovation

Before

Garage Bathroom Renovation

After

Hallway Bathroom

Before

Hallway Bathroom

After

Kitchen

Before

Kitchen

After

Master Bedroom

Before

Master Bedroom

After

Bedroom

Before

Bedroom

After

Hallway Ceiling

Before

Hallway Ceiling

After

Living Room

Before

Living Room

After

Roof

Before

Time for Solar Energy!

More Solar Panels vs. Energy Efficiency Projects

So it’ll work, you just need more panels, which also assumes you have enough roof space. This also means your ROI will be a little bit lower (with your payback higher), but in my case, it still made tons of sense.

Yearly Energy Usage For Both The House and Electric Car

After running the calculators, I estimated the house and car would use about 10,600 kWh per year in energy combined, so I designed the solar array to match that by using both the east and west-facing roofs.

The Cost of the Solar Electric Install

The total cost installed was $16,720.00. After the 26% solar federal tax credit, , the net cost is $12,373.00. We got it at $2.20/watt installed. This is considered pretty low.

There are many other nitty gritty details which played a key role in this renovation.

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