11.14.06
Residential heat and power
Check out this article discussing residential ‘micro-combined-heat-and-power’ units are efficient furnaces that create electricity. It is a furnace that turns natural gas to heat and uses the byproduct heat to warm the home. The article states its triple the efficiency as power over the grid. Estimated cost is $6,000 more than traditional furnaces with a pay-off of 6-7 years. Pretty cool for those living in colder climates. Probably not something for where I am.