Combat Rising Utility Bills in
DFW with Ecovillages
Why Pay More for
Cooling/Heating in Dallas-Fort Worth?
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No one doubts that utility bills will continue to go up, up and up--out of proportion to rising wages. It is not far-fetched to say that even those who have fixed-rate loans on their homes will eventually see utility payments exceed house payments if they live in a house built with early 21st century (or older) conventional construction methods. What happens if you build a cohousing community without extreme energy-efficient homes when your utilities go up? You have four choices: 1. Keep paying higher bills. Utilities will consume a larger and larger portion of your family's paycheck. 2. Remodel this home you recently built, although it is rarely as effective to remodel as it is to build green. It is also expensive to effectively remodel--but--it is better than paying those zooming utility bills. 3. Sell this home and buy another one. That defeats the purpose of buying into a cohousing community for the friendships and emotional support developed there. 4. Grin and bear it. Be cold in winter and/or hot in summer because you just can't afford or will not afford to do anything else.
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