in Frisco, near Preston Road, has less than 10 homes in various stages of development after breaking ground in 2018.of The New Modern Home combined a chic aesthetic with advanced technology and sustainable building to create a new generation of homes in Frisco, Garland and Dallas. Marketed as self-sufficient smart homes, they come equipped with a 4-kilowatt solar panel package, meaning homeowners are producing almost all of the energy they consume.
In theory, when homes make their own power, they take stress off the grid by lowering the number of houses requiring grid-created power. They’re also able to produce more power than they use, supplementing electricity available during times of extreme heat or freezing temperatures when power outages are more common.
The Vithanis are planning to expand their solar production with more panels once they receive their first power bill next month. The couple made their move into a 1,969-square-foot, three-bedroom, two-bath home just a few weeks ago. With a competitive housing market and mortgage interest rates skyrocketing above 6%, the couple had to look at other ways to bring down the cost of owning a home. That’s where electric bills came into play.
Hawk Jung said with a smaller home and higher levels of efficiency, they’re paying less than before. He estimated that they’ve saved $1,000 in electricity costs in the seven months since they’ve moved in.“That’s the whole goal. We produce all the energy we consume and that’s good for the grid,” he said. “If every home in America was a home like this, we could eliminate half of our energy production and eliminate half of our fossil fuels. I think that’s what’s cool.
“We try to eliminate wood on the outside of the home,” Tanghongs said. “We’ve chosen long-lasting materials like brick and stucco, a type of lightweight concrete, and metal as much as possible. Bugs don’t eat it so you don’t have to worry about replacing it, and you don’t have to caulk and paint like you would a traditional home.”The homes don’t come without challenges.
Battery backup systems cost about $8,000 a piece, depending on the brand, and homes in Sunset Modern would probably require two batteries each.
Abbott has made sure that the crooks control the power grid. No outside influence. We are all slaves his his energy gougers with their failed obsolete power system.
What if I could fly?
What Texas had a governor
Would be nice but they do not make the upfront costs that great..plus just shifting one monthly payment for another one. I get it eventually it is paid off but what kinds of maintenance does it come with.
All new builds should be covered in solar panels
Then buying fuel would be unnecessary and it wouldn’t stink