August 18, 2015
College Student Uses Solar Power to Save on Housing Expenses
Kilian Melloy READ TIME: 1 MIN.
A college student in Vermont is living in a 96-square-foot house he built to reduce his carbon footprint - and save money.
The Rutland Herald reports (http://bit.ly/1MwOCWq ) that Green Mountain College senior Rob Dunn has been living in the two-story Poultney home since August 2014.
The home is powered by two 100-watt solar panels. A rocket mass heater built from a cast-iron stove insulated with a mixture of clay, sand and straw allows for cooking and heating.
The home cost Dunn about $3,000 to build, and the landowner is letting him live rent-free. He says that will help with the high cost of college.
The Henniker, New Hampshire, native says living in the home is the "most raw experience that I've ever had."
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Information from: Rutland Herald, http://www.rutlandherald.com/
Kilian Melloy serves as EDGE Media Network's Associate Arts Editor and Staff Contributor. His professional memberships include the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association, the Boston Online Film Critics Association, The Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association, and the Boston Theater Critics Association's Elliot Norton Awards Committee.
