Bummer I'm not a huge fan of $350 power bills.

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My Primary Driver - '85 300CD - 4-speed conversion, 2.47 rear, lowered, euro headlights, rebuilding (not restoring so much)

Wife's - '08 Saab Sportcombi Aero

Riding a '03 Yamaha Warrior

You can do some passively if you have cool nights and warm daysm but in the tropics if you want to not sweat large amounts of electricity are needed!

In the summer I wear minimal clothing inside and keep it fairly warm. In the winter I bundle up and keep it fairly cool.

INbetween I sometimes open the house and let in the outside air but because of resperiatory allergies I often just keep the house closed and run the air. If its cool outside it won't cost much to run the air.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Originally, my house had something called "spraycrete" or some such similar thing on it. Included in the white finish, were little mica chips, which gave it a twinkling quality.
I paid (probably too much) to have a sort of vinyl coating put on it. This has done a great job of helping to keep moisture out. Also, when it rains, I no longer see any discoloration, and cracks.
I believe that this coating has contributed significantly to the reduction in A/C costs. In the last 12 years, my biggest electric bill was around $140.00. First, by being white, and reflecting heat, and second by helping to keep the humidity low in the house.
If I set the thermostat lower than 78, it feels cold in the house.

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It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so. Robert A. Heinlein


09 Jetta TDI
1985 300D