No More Electric Bills

No More Electric Bills

050806 Energyhome Vl.Widec Nicholas and Loan Gatai used to cringe when they received power bills that routinely topped $200. Last September the Sacramento, Calif., couple moved into a new, 1,500-square-foot home in Premier Gardens, a subdivision of 95 “zero-energy homes” just outside town. Now they’re actually eager to see their electric bills. The grand total over the 10 months they’ve lived in the three-bedroom, stucco-and-stone house: $75. For the past two months they haven’t paid a cent. Link.

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  1. feenicks says:

    wow – how much energy was used running the computer than had photoshop that edited that picture so much…
    is it just me or is the US flag even shopped into that pic

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