How a Plug-In Home Battery Finally Works for Renters and Apartments. For most people right now, home batteries kind of suck. You spend ten to fifteen thousand dollars, wait on permits, and pay an electrician, and that is only if you own a house that can take one. A new plug-in home battery changes t
I have some regrets. A few years ago, I set out to build my dream net zero energy home. I've been living here for a little over two years now, and so far, I’ve been more than satisfied. I have enough solar and battery storage to balance
What if the most efficient way to heat and cool your home…might not actually be the best choice for you? Geothermal heat pumps are the gold standard for efficiency. They're also the most expensive upfront investment you can make in your home's HVAC system. So,
If you believe half of what you hear about heat pumps, you'd think they're a $20,000 scam that stops working the second it gets cold outside. But here's what the skeptics don't mention: modern heat pumps work in temperatures down to
I’ve had my geothermal heat pump for the past two years now. So far, it’s been helping me to reach my net zero energy goals in my new house (or maybe I should say my “not so new” house now). But getting it installed meant drilling a 400-foot-deep
Heat from ice? It sounds like a joke—or maybe a paradox. But what if the future of warm, cozy homes lies in freezing water? As outlandish as it seems, an English research team is working on a heat pump that runs off actual ice … well, more like slushies. It’
Believe it or not, solar panels aren’t exactly pros at handling the sun. Sounds backward, right? But it’s true — excess heat can be a big problem for solar panels. It drags down their efficiency and can even shorten their lifespan. So, how do you keep something that’s
So, it’s been a full year since I installed these solar panels and a large home battery on my new house … and I’ve got some news. They say solar power can save you thousands on energy bills, but what actually happened. This past year was a bit of
If you’ve been following my channel for a while, you’ll know that I built my forever home with the goal of reaching net zero energy status. In other words, I wanted my home designed so that I produce as much energy as I use over the course of
The number of whole home battery options out there can make your head spin – it’s a real charge to the senses. Everywhere I looked at CES this past January someone had a shocking, modular, whole-home battery solution. Well, I’ve made my decision … or rather, I made my decision
Where I live in New England in the winter it can get as low as -13 F (-25 C). During summer heatwaves, it can reach over 100 F (40 C). Many of our houses and homes weren’t built for that, and in the United States, we aren’t exactly
Did I get ripped off and scammed with my solar? According to the comments on my recent solar panel video, where I compared a Tesla Solar Roof to my more modular solar panel system, I surely did get scammed and ripped off. … but did I? The critical comments really boiled