How Much Power Do You Need?

After you have taken a look at your home's insulation, you should assess how much power you have been using. You can look at your power bills either hard copies or online and do a good comparison from years past on a monthly basis. When thinking of Hybrid Energy for the home a great question to keep in mind, how much power do I need? The typical bill will tell you the amount of power you have been consuming and what part of your household is using it. Most homes consume most of the power for A/C and heating. We tend to keep our homes at about the same temperature year round regardless of the outside weather and this is what costs us the most. Any type of heating usually will consume the most power since it takes amperage to produce heat, using more electricity than any other type of usage. Once you take a good look at your power usage over a period of a year you can get a good understanding of what you might need to do to reduce power consumption in certain areas and where you can possibly add passive or hybrid solutions to reduce your costs.