Howard Hall Farm is about to be free watt ready!

Here's the scoop on our new heating system:
Mind you, we are not engineers, but have a practical approach to these issues.
After much researching of what is available out there(and there are other cogeneration systems that we did not choose),we chose to go with a product from [**Climate Energy**], which
will eventually both produce our heat, as well as provide the bulk of our electricity, all in a highly efficient system that has been developed by Honda.

On Saturday we (the heat system installers and myself)went to Climate Energy's training session. We saw units running and working. The only down side is that we have to wait to get the electric side of the system until it gets through UL approval, unless we get a test unit, which we are
working on...

For now we have the boiler that will be ready for the final
install next year. If we were doing hot air, and not propane, we could be up on line with the whole system right now. But the wait will be worth it. Once we have it, even if the power goes out we will still have electricity, and not from the grid.

It will be **much more efficient** making wattage from our unit than from the fossil fuel plant that feeds the grid as they aren't very efficient at all. We feel that this is the greenest option out there at this time for all kinds of reasons, and one that makes a big difference in terms of pay back in less time than geothermal, which we can hardly afford right now anyway.

We will be discussing the system on the blog as we get it installed and going. We're looking forward to installing the whole deal with the hot air natural gas option (that does make electricity now) for a client soon,
so we will have practical experience on that end soon. (We couldn't do that in our own house, since we can't do duct work here without destroying the historic fabric of the
building).

Our installer will become the dealer for the Upstate New York area soon and we will posts links as soon as all that is arranged. Very exciting technology that is just out, and we are getting the first Climate Energy system in New York State. **I believe we're number 57 in the chain of
installs in this country.**

Keep posted for more info on this topic if you are an energy enthusiast!


The following photo's are our ancient old oil tank coming out (which was once a water tank). We are setting this room up so that it can be a viewing room for the system.

-Reggie






THIS IS SO MUCH BETTER:


THIS NEW SYSTEM IS A BREATH OF FRESH AIR.....