Posts for Tag : finances

Solar Finances 101

Dec 18, 2011 By: In: Comments [2]
Cash

Cash

A few weeks ago I wrote about investment planning in today’s economy and how a renewable energy system might be your best investment. This blog is a follow up to provide the numbers to back up that claim.

Let’s start off with an example of a home-owner and his 400kWh/month electric bill. [To put this in perspective, check out your own most recent electric bill - see Electrical Audit for more info].
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78 Main St – Economic Blues

May 3, 2010 By: In: Comments [3]
78 Main, Back, unchanged

78 Main, Back, unchanged

Its been a little discouraging lately as we have had to put our 78 Main St renovation project on hold while we begin the loan process over again.

I’m sure that someone will provide just the right name for the economic turmoil we are all going through in the last 2 years… the “second depression”, the “millennial recession”, the “banking collapse of 2008″. I don’t know what it will be called, but we’ve been experiencing it in an unexpected way.

The renovation we are doing is on a house that is zoned “mixed use”: business, residential, and commercial. We will be living in the upstairs and my business, the Energy Emporium will be renting out the first floor — nice retail space. We’ve gotten lots of support from the town, the local communities, energy efficiency and sustainability groups, friends and family. This is the “right thing” to do for a lot of reasons.
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