net metering is virtue signaling. using solar on site is not virtue signaling Building your house to NOT waste as much energy as possible is not virtue signal

net metering is virtue signaling. using solar on site is not virtue signaling Building your house to NOT waste as much energy as possible is not virtue signaling. ( What your house loses thru chimney/flue is same amount of energy my house needs to let me be in luxurious west comfort. and if disaster happens, and power gets cut, my house will not fall under 29C/67F for three days without power.... in coldest of days overcast. so i have 3 days before i have to put hoodie on, to find energy to keep my house going, one tenths of amount of energy you need, at least 1/10 if not more. while your children start to cry because they are cold next morning. we do not talk in same language. it is different universe. my house needs same energy to heat as you lose thru chimney. i need less energy for heating than for hot water. with PV my hot water is 85+% of year 100% from solar (PV!), 5%-99% from sun rest of the year. only hot water PV got paid in 5 years, what is expected life for PV? so it is 1/2 or 1/3 or 1/4 "TCO" vs net metering ? ) use subsidies to renovate your house. google/ask AI what is difference between "passive" and "net zero" house standard. so you do not get scammed again. leverage - bank loan. opportunity cost with houses can be tricky, i admit but it is also - what can i achieve in properly designed and properly built house vs in house where im constantly nervous, ill etc? 1/10 of energy for comfort + 50% of that 100% from own roof per year... virtue for your wallet.