Summer is half over here! The gardening is producing nicely and I've been busy restocking the pantry with lots of home canned goodies. Today I'm canning maple blueberry conserves, peach lavender jam and peach chutney. As I've been getting all my supplies ready my mind has been wandering towards how the new TOU hydro prices that will come into effect in our area on September 8 will affect us. At the same time the price of natural gas will likely see some type of increase just in time for the heating season. The added new HST of 8% extra on home heating fuel is also a concern.
While the canner runs churning out good food for the year or so to come I use my down time to identify a few projects that need being done before winter giving a higher priority to those that will help save a bit of hydro or natural gas. Topping the list are 2 on demand water heaters, one of which will eliminate about and 70' run to get hot water to the kitchen. I am also hoping to get one solar tube installed and the first part of our solar system. We are also planning on installing storm doors on the house. So the winterizing ideas are coming in full tilt right now while the caulking gun is seeing a bit more action.
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