(It doesn’t involve eating babies)

(And I apologize for crossposting. I think it’s an interesting idea, and wanted to see what y’all thought)

Executive Summary:

• The cost to take a suburban house “off the grid” or nearly so, is in the neighborhood of $30,000 to $40,000. While not extravagant, it’s a figure that gives most middle-class households pause when compared with a $100-$200/month electric bill.
• To offset this cost, Carbon Credits are used to fund alternative energy installations on existing suburban homes.
• The benefits of taking suburban houses off the grid are numerous – reduces strain on infrastructure, simplifies disaster response, and provides the initial infrastructure for the much touted “Hydrogen Economy”.
• Unlike most solutions proposed to be funded with Carbon Credits, this one is achievable TODAY with off-the-shelf technology, not vaporware.

Despite our complaints about the 2006 competition I decided to produce another entry for the Drafthouse’s 2007 BPM contest. With the help of Becky, CLee, ‘Topher, Tino, Ed, the entirety of central Austin and a few other friends we gave the establishment(s) the finger in honor of the classic punk-a-billy song “Teenage Depression” from Eddie and the Hot Rods.

Follow the link to see our video.