INDIANAPOLIS – As utility bills continue to increase, more Hoosiers are considering alternative sources of energy to keep their homes warm in the winter and cool in the summer.
“Energy prices are going nowhere but up,” said Kerwin Olson, with the Citizens Action Coalition. “There’s no end in sight.”
Since installing a home solar power system on her Indianapolis home in July, Courtney Conway says her family has seen their energy bills drastically reduced.
“In the summer months when we use more energy, it’ll cut our bills in half,” Conway said. “But in the winter months, we’re expecting it to completely replace our power bill, which is amazing.”
Conway says her family is saving enough on their energy bills to cover the monthly payments on their $19,000 home solar system, which they also consider an investment in the future.
“It…