I am always looking for ways to live more eco-friendly. I do a pretty good job with the obvious things but when my electric and water bill came last month I realized I was not doing so good there.
I am in southern California and am a baby (or another word) when it comes to heat! The last thing my family wants to to hear is me getting cranky while I am melting. So why haven’t I figure out a way to use less electricity yet? Yelling at my boys to turn lights off doesn’t seem to be working!
According to one website I could save $99 a month if I had solar power. I wish solar power was not so expensive. The rebates and tax breaks are nice but it still seems like a ton of money up front. According to to this website the cost will be near $80,000.00 to install a system. WOW!
I guess until I win the lottery I will keep yelling at the boys and remembering to open windows at night.
The effects of using too much electricity have far greater consequences than our family bill. It is important to remember that making electricity is the number one source of greenhouse gas emissions. It accounts for about 40% of our country’s carbon dioxide emissions. These are scary numbers.
So maybe saving up for a solar power system could be a long (long, long) term goal.
