This house belongs to a guy I used to work with. He just had these solar panels installed a few months ago. The hill I am standing on has his "heat source" - he had a geothermal heating system installed four years ago to replace his heat pump. His last monthly utility bill (heating and electricity) was about $80 US.

He gave a couple of us former working buddies the grand tour and answered a lot of questions on both projects. When he built the house back in 1985, he situated it so the roof would face south and this has been his plan for a long time.

It really has me thinking about alternative energy. We can do this America.

By the way, the solar panel system was not cheap but the state had a great rebate deal at the time he did this.