Hoitsma House - 1st winter's utility bills
05/23/2015 13:33
Todd and Amy Hoitsma's new house has gone through it's first winter. I called Todd up to find out how well it performed. They used 90 therms of natural gas (about $100) and their PV system produced an excess of 1400 kWhr ($170) of electricity. They are thrilled and so am I. "Warm, quiet and clean" is how they describe living there.
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Imagine, as a market gardener, growing fresh, organic food all year in Montana without any fossil fuels. Tomatoes into November and December, new greens starting in February. These off season crops offer higher profit margins because the alternative for consumers is the tired produce in the grocery stores.