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Publishing date: Jan 22, 2021 • January 22, 2021 • 3 minute read • Eric Hyndman adds solar panels to his 1960s-era home, along with other energy efficient renovations. Photo by Don Molyneaux /Postmedia
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Eric Hyndman has been busy bringing the 1960s-era two-storey home he purchased in 2011 into the 21st century.
He added insulation and new siding, upgraded the windows and blew a hurricane of cellulose insulation into the attic. A high efficiency furnace hums along in the basement and once the water heater tanks out, he’ll consider an on-demand system. Solar panels were added in 2017 thanks to a short-lived provincial government incentive program, and he monitors his 18-panel system with an app.