Robynne Boyd, Decatur resident and author if The Low Carbon Diet blog
That is the question that Robynne Boyd, Decatur resident and author of a new blog on the Scientific American website, is trying to answer. Her goal is to determine if her family can live sustainably “without having to return to the days of living by campfire in huts without electricity.”
Step one for the Boyd family was to get an energy audit. If the results of that audit showed her family to be living above a level that would be considered scientifically sustainable, she would put her family on a “low-carbon, low-consumption diet.”
In her most recent post, Robynne outlines what her energy audit was like, and even posted a great video. It provides a wonderful explanation of what a a home owner can expect from a professional energy audit. Georgia Power is paying for half of the audit through the Home Energy Improvement Program. Stay tuned for more information about rebates from this program as well as from the City of Decatur. If you are interested in receiving information about Decatur’s upcoming rebate program, email Lena Stevens, Resource Conservation Coordinator at lena.stevens@decaturga.com or call 404-370-4102.
