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Homegrown energy is slashing US energy bills
Key takeaways
- In times of skyrocketing energy prices, some US citizens are making big savings by producing electricity at home.
- And since installing additional solar panels in the fall, he expects his bill to be even lower this year.
- Ordinarily he would have had to spend over $2000 per year on electricity, around $1000 on gas and buy over $2000 worth of heating oil.
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In times of skyrocketing energy prices, some US citizens are making big savings by producing electricity at home.
https://p.dw.com/p/5BGW4Solar panels can provide a steady supply of energy, even during power outages Image: Joshua Emerson Smith/San Diego Union-Tribune/picture alliance Advertisement About $150 (€130) is what Brian Mc Gowan says he spent on power last year in his home in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. And since installing additional solar panels in the fall, he expects his bill to be even lower this year.
Ordinarily he would have had to spend over $2000 per year on electricity, around $1000 on gas and buy over $2000 worth of heating oil.
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