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mk  ·  3919 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Carbon Crash, Solar Dawn

If you go with both solar and geothermal in MI, you can pretty much leave the grid.





b_b  ·  3919 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I suppose in that case, you could install electric heating and appliances, and then you'd really be onto something. Right now, my combined energy bill is about $200/mo in the winter and summer, and about half that in the spring and fall. Are solar and geo typically amortized over the life of the mortgage? If so, I could definitely see it being at least price neutral.

mk  ·  3918 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I recall reading that solar can be part of the mortgage, but I'm not sure where I read it, or how common it is. I haven't heard the same for geothermal.