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Old 01-03-2006, 01:32 PM
Jim H Jim H is offline
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Originally Posted by OMEGAMAN
...Denver is sunny enough for a quick return on investment.
What is a solar supplement? Here on the west coast of Michigan, we're having our 11th day in a row with 0% of potential sunshine...

I did a heat loss calculation on our house, and then calculated the heating season BTUs from NOAA data on degree-days for our area.

When I then compared this total to the gas bills over the last 4 years, the calculations corresponded exceptionally well.

Unfortunately, the calculations verified that I have very little attic insulation and leaky, junky windows!
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