LANTERN POWER MONITOR

Back in 2017, I was living in a relatively small home here in Kansas City, Missouri with my wife, Cecilia, and our newborn son, Bruce. Bruce's arrival had prompted us to begin searching for a larger home. We wanted to find a four bedroom home that would allow our family to grow without needing to move ever again, or at least not until everyone was off to college. Feeling guilty about the prospect of owning a large home, we were interested in finding one that we could ultimately make carbon neutral. To me, that meant getting one that was all electric and had a large south-facing roof upon which we could place a large solar array... So, the decision was made and we became the new owners of an inefficient 30 year old house. Where to begin? We handled all of the low-hanging fruit first. All of the incandescent lights were replaced with LEDs. The exterior doors whose jambs had started to sag were re-hung and weatherstripped. Fireplaces were caulked and plastic wrapped where cold winter air..