Zero Emission Stories

Following are zero emission stories published on this web site. Read them to get ideas and inspiration, and to provide suggestions via comments. Click “Next Page” to continue to more stories.

An 18 Year Journey to Increase Efficiency & Save Money

We (Beth & Zdenek) purchased a Mediterranean Colonial style home in Oak Park, Illinois in 1997 (just west of Chicago). We were drawn to the good schools, convenient location, and enough space to accommodate our three boys. Our home was built all the way back in 1936 in the midst of the depression. In those…
Transitioning a 1953 Cape Cod to the Future

We (Sarah and Russell) bought our 1953 brick Cape Cod house in 1991. The house was originally heated with oil and after only a few years, we replaced the oil furnace with a gas furnace. We also have air conditioning for the house and that gets used almost non-stop from June -August. Baltimore summers are…
This Old Electric House

by James Leach Introduction/background My wife and I moved to the Monterey Peninsula in 2019 and purchased a 100-year-old Spanish revival home that had been renovated in 2008 with modern electrical, plumbing, windows, and insulation. Our goal was to install solar panels and electrify everything to eliminate all of our greenhouse gas and pollution emissions…
Two All Electric Zero Emission Townhouses

My wife and I raised our kids in a single-level ranch home in the East Bay of CA and spent many years trying to make it more efficient and green, including adding solar panels in 2007, and converting to 100% electric yard tools. But since the home was built in the early 50’s it had…
Home Electrification in 45 Days

By: Wei-Tai Kwok, Lafayette, CA In February 2019, my wife Violet and I attended an East Bay Electrification Expo in Berkeley, CA. We wanted to learn about the benefits and feasibility of renovating our home to remove natural gas and go all-electric. Why? Many who know me know that for the past decade I’ve been…