Trudeau’s plan to get Canada to $170 per CO2 ton by 2030 will raise our costs of gasoline, home comfort, electricity, and other basic goods. Home heating alone will cost you an extra $1,500/ year tax.
Electricity is also forecast to go up in price to cover Alberta’s decarbonization. Carbon tax will further impact our power price in addition to predicted market increases.
My two engineers dissected our bills again and again. Yup, still contrary to what I originally believed, the variable part does eclipse the fixed.
Nearly 80% of my bill is variable, meaning changes with our usage: the less we use, the lower the utility bill, not fixed to some minimum level like I used to think. Even better, as the carbon tax grows to $170/ton, the more money we will save.
How to reduce costs without changing my family’s habits?
Very easy. Proven home solutions save money without adding any extra effort, provide savings of:
- nearly 30% on home heating costs,
- nearly 30% on our air conditioner power costs,
- nearly 30% on water heating costs, • nearly 80% on lighting power costs,
- another 15% on utilities, through a bunch of small changes.
With short term payback, these were a no-brainer for our family, unlike the decades-long payback alternatives we considered for most green energy solutions. Most delightful is that we saved money and seriously reduced our carbon emissions, both without any extra effort.
We would be happy to share with you what we did! Email me directly at carla@albertaindoorcomfort.com
