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09/19/2002 Entry: "Hathaway Solar House"

I solar house I saw on the Mall a while back gets a big write-up in the Post today:

"We can raise our flags and put our hands over our hearts," says Carol, 43, serving up a chicken casserole from her energy-efficient convection oven, "but the best way we Americans can fight Saddam Hussein and the Middle Eastern leaders supporting terrorism is to eliminate our need for their major export." She turns to Tripp. "Which is oil," he chimes.

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Next to car and mortgage payments, energy bills are one of the largest household expenses for most American families. The average annual energy bill for a detached house is $1,570, according to the DOE.

The Hathaways' house, by contrast, has an annual energy bill of $132, or $11 a month, for the connect fee.

Of course the Hathaway's also drive a hybrid. In this case, a Toyota Prius. Guess they couldn't fit the young ones in the trunk of the Insight.