energy savings
To prepare for talking with a reporter who was interested to know of any difference we may have seen in our heating and electricity costs after moving into a “green” home, I recently dug up bills from our last home and looked at our energy usage and costs there compared to here.
What I found was encouraging. I expected some savings on energy here, but the size of the difference is impressive….
Previous home: ~$2,000 for oil for the last year we were there.
Nubi home: ~$1,100 for our share of wood pellets for one year.
In both cases (previous home and here), the fuel was for both heat and hot water. What I find impressive is that the approximately $900 annual savings is for a home that is slightly larger than our previous home and a winter that has been colder than last winter in the Boston area.
I assumed we were moving into a more efficient home here, but it’s been nice to see that confirmed in hard facts and figures.