We have electrified our traditional mountains cottage while undertaking minor renovations. This has made our home more comfortable to live in, cheaper to run and reduced its carbon emissions.
Sustainability features we included:
– ceiling and underfloor insulation. We fortunately already had wall insulation installed.
– 9.7kW solar system
- 42kW battery system
– upgraded to 3 phase power to enable us to electrify our home and support faster EV charging at home
– induction cooktop
– multi-split reverse cycle air-conditioning system (mostly floor-based consoles)
– heat pump hot water system
– 7-star fridge
– LED lights
– low VOC paint
– respraying bath, kitchen splashback and old bathroom wall tiles rather than removing and replacing them
We’ve had our solar system for 2 years and it produced over 50% more electricity than we consumed last year.
We also buy 100% GreenPower renewable electricity to match our grid electricity usage.
We estimate we’re saving $2,000 a year in energy savings and a further $3,000 a year in fuel savings since we electrified our home and got an electric vehicle.
