Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Cost of eco building

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

On Nov 14, 2005, at 12:07 PM, aamato [at] worldbank.org wrote:

> "We have one resident (in one of those middle units) whose total bill 
> is
> $21 but she doesn't have a washer/dryer, works away from home, and is
> frequently traveling on weekends."
>
> Just a quick correction... I'm the resident Sharon is talking about, 
> and my
> HIGHEST     electric/heating bill has been $21 with our geothermal 
> system...  My
> average is about $10-$12.  Of course, as she mentioned, I have a 
> middle unit and
> my house is only about 700 sq. ft.

Anna, I was adding in the $13 a month for the bi-annual servicing 
contract.

Basically, Anna pays less for electricity than she pays for maintenance 
servicing which asjusts the water pressure in the geothermal ground 
loops, flow rates, and other working parts.

Sharon
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Sharon Villines
Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
http://www.takomavillage.org