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It’s important to know how much electricity you are consuming in order to calculate the size of solar system that you will need to become net zero.
Courtesy David Dodge
News

Oct. 12, 2017 | David Dodge and Scott Rollans

Solar 101

Harnessing the sun for all your energy needs

St. Albert's Ron and Carole Kube had never known anyone with a solar-powered home. Then, in 2014, Ron Kube read a story in the newspaper about a household that installed a solar array. He was surprised to learn they were his former neighbours.

"In fact, the guy was Craig Dickie – he used to live across the street from us," said Kube. "And I was so excited that I called up Craig and I said, 'can I come over to the house and see the solar system?' And he said, 'yeah, sure, come on over.' "

The moment Kube saw the system, he was hooked.

All it took was a few simple fixes for Ron and Carole Kube to cut their annual energy consumption in half.
Courtesy David Dodge
News

Oct. 25, 2017 | David Dodge and Scott Rollans

The energy detective

Reducing power consumption is easier than you think

What if we told you that with a few simple changes, you could cut your household electricity consumption in half? It's possible, and Ron Kube is living proof.

Kube recently installed a solar-power system on his St. Albert home. But before going solar, he checked to see how much electricity his home was using. He was shocked to discover his family was using 70 per cent more than the Alberta average of 7,200 kilowatt hours per year – they were energy hogs.


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