Edmonton couple spend 20 years transforming '60s bungalow into comfortable net-zero home | CBC News

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Extensive retrofits and upgrades set an Edmonton couple back $70,000 after subsidies.

Darcy and Darren Crichton outside their net-zero bungalow.

"The insulation part was the big step, and then once we got our house sealed up we wanted to install solar," Darren told CBC Edmonton'sInstalling the ground source geothermal system was the most significant renovation they had done, Darren Crichton said. Darren said he promotes solar energy to anyone wanting to reduce their reliance on the electricity grid.

"We run a mixture of ethanol and water through these wells in the front yard and it extracts heat out of the ground, and we return it back to our furnace," Darren said., a City of Edmonton program aimed at reducing the city's greenhouse gas emissions.

 

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Proof that changing current infrastructure into net-zero is a 💩 shoot!

Lunatic nonsense

Many people in Canada are struggling to buy food and heat their homes. They don't have $70,000. What do you suggest they do?

$3500 per year over 20 years is newsworthy?

These are investments same as redoing the kitchen, These just pay off more in offset future expenses instead of just increased sale price. If you don't plan on leaving soon, nothing wrong with opt 1

Sounds like it happens often.

Yeah so what. $70,000 over a 20 year time span is nothing.

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