The fact that I have a fireplace and am not connected to the gas meter has had me thinking that I should look into other energy-efficiency upgrades to optimize electrical usage and possibly supplement heat with a pellet-type fireplace insert. If such a tax rebate or incentive program were in place for several years, or there were a P 2 P fund set up whereby I could borrow to complete the install and pay back over time using the energy/electrical savings, I’d definitely be on-board.

Who knows, If I saved enough over time, I could possibly add an auto-switching battery inverter with wind or solar to supplement or replace my electrical usage altogether.

Low hanging fruit means different things to many people. In my case it’s from a homeowners’ point of view who doesn’t want any additional maintenance or ongoing capital outlay while still optimizing any efficiency gains. IE do the simple stuff first, less environmental impact is an added bonus.

The fact that I have a fireplace and am not connected to the gas meter has had me thinking that I should look into other energy-efficiency upgrades to optimize electrical usage and possibly supplement heat with a pellet-type fireplace insert. If such a tax rebate or incentive program were in place for several years, or there were a P 2 P fund set up whereby I could borrow to complete the install and pay back over time using the energy/electrical savings, I’d definitely be on-board.

Who knows, If I saved enough over time, I could possibly add an auto-switching battery inverter with wind or solar to supplement or replace my electrical usage altogether.

Low hanging fruit means different things to many people. In my case it’s from a homeowners’ point of view who doesn’t want any additional maintenance or ongoing capital outlay while still optimizing any efficiency gains. IE do the simple stuff first, less environmental impact is an added bonus.

You might install local solar rather than investing in a distant project because the former would presumably increase the value of your home. Plus off-gridness, that distant energy project isn’t going to keep your lights on in a power cut.

Also, seems like the feeling green person and the saving on energy bill person might look at the problem differently. e.g. If you care about the environmental impact of your home’s energy use, rather just what the energy costs, then doing some additional, not so low hanging, energy-efficiency improvements might make sense. Because making energy-efficiency improvements cuts the environmental impacts of the home for its lifetime, not just the period you own it. Which you might care about from a green point of view, but not so much from a pure financial PoV.

You might install local solar rather than investing in a distant project because the former would presumably increase the value of your home. Plus off-gridness, that distant energy project isn’t going to keep your lights on in a power cut.

Also, seems like the feeling green person and the saving on energy bill person might look at the problem differently. e.g. If you care about the environmental impact of your home’s energy use, rather just what the energy costs, then doing some additional, not so low hanging, energy-efficiency improvements might make sense. Because making energy-efficiency improvements cuts the environmental impacts of the home for its lifetime, not just the period you own it. Which you might care about from a green point of view, but not so much from a pure financial PoV.