Yay for Nuclear Energy!

[liralen]

Especially when the core is a good, safe 93 million miles away. Helps that it's a fusion reactor instead of a fission one, too, fewer waste products

Comments

[incandescens]

That's fantastic. Congratulations!

[archangelbeth]

Cool! Or, er, warm?

Pity that's not likely to be an option for us -- too many tall trees around. Ah, well.

EDIT: Voops, didn't mean to hang this off yours, incandescens...
*hugs*

[liralen]

Warm! Cool in the summer, too, as it'll be feeding our AC. Whew...

Yeah, even partial shade makes them rather inefficient. We were really lucky and have a south-east facing roof. The eastern exposure is actually useful in a way as here, in the summer, nearly every afternoon is filled with thunderstorm clouds. So better to take advantage of the sunrise...

[liralen]

Thanks!!

[crimini]

Wow, that's impressive!

[liralen]

Thanks!!

[outintexas]

What are some examples of things you were able to drop to get that initial savings? I'd love to know more...

[liralen]

One was that we had a whole mess of halogen lights outside in the backyard that were on a timer we hadn't known about and they were on for five hours every night, which added up to quite a lot

[grey_lady]

Our short-term goal is making it through this winter in the new house - which seems, thankfully, to be pretty well insulated - and then we'll be investigating solar hot water and a more efficient boiler for our next energy-efficiency steps. (Oh, and replacing the drafty side door.)

[liralen]

Wooo.. neat! Sounds like a good set of goals!

[beckyb]

Those look soooo cool!

[liralen]

*grin* I liked when amberley wrote, "And yay solar panel roof! It's like we're living in the future."

It *is* like we're living in the future! Hee!!