A Small, Solar-Powered House in the Blue Ridge Mountains -- House Call

(Image credit: Submitted by Jody) Name: Jody Location: Round Hill, Virginia We lived in a 3,500 square-foot house, and owned five other traditional American homes. One day, when looking over finances, we realized we were both working to support our home. The house owned us. At the same time, we'd been questioning our carbon footprint. I "blame" that on the Solar Decathlon. We went to several of the Department of Energy-sponsored competitions and each time came away in awe; it was possible to liv...