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Is $339,000 For This Green Solar-Roof Home In Chicago Affordable?

Submitted by TreeHugger on Thursday, 31 July 2008No Comment

Chicago Green Solar Homes photo

Solar Verde is a planned 20-home community near Chicago’s South Chicago Heights subdivision which is intended to have all zero energy homes as defined by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America program. The first two zero energy houses at Solar Verde, now completed, are supposed to be reminiscent of mail-order, Sears catalog-style homes of the early 20th century, except their solar roof panels, on-demand water heating, heat pump and high-efficiency building materials mean the homes should pay you back with significant energy bill savings.

Net zero electric bills?

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