gilmores
net co2 'taker-outers' while living a simple, inspiring & luxurious life
2024 update
2024 and we've been living as net co2 'taker-outers' since mid 2010. that's an accomplishment.
we've inspired other people to install renewables, battery storage, drive electric cars etc.
people in top positions in energy companies (and other places) have taken actions, inspired by what we're up to and by conversations we've had with them, resulting in millions of tonnes of co2 not going up into the atmosphere.
to sum up what we've done to get here, see "2016 off grid" tab.
we get 95%+ of our annual electricity from the solar and the powerwall. we love our trips to france, spain, ireland, norway and throughout europe in the cars.
here are the headlines from the last few years:
2023: MINUS 2.91 tonnes co2; 97.73% of electricity from solar and powerwall; landfill 6.01kg per person; water 45.63 litres per person per day
2022: MINUS 3.11 tonnes co2; 97.82% of electricity from solar and powerwall; landfill 8.07kg per person; water 49.77 litres per person per day
2021: MINUS 2.71 tonnes co2; 94.96% of electricity from solar and powerwall; landfill 7.26kg per person; water 62.9 litres per person per day.
2020: MINUS 3.64 tonnes co2; 96.52% of electricity from solar and powerwall; landfill 5.38kg per person; water 54.36 litres per person/day.
2019: MINUS 5.44 tonnes co2; 95.6% of electricity from solar and powerwall; landfill 6.68kg per person; water 52.8 litres per person/day. tesla model 3 performance+ bought to replace 2012 nissan leaf. interviewed by sunday times journalist and photographer for "super greens" article.
2018: MINUS 5.447 tonnes co2; 94.4% of electricity from solar and powerwall; landfill 6.24kg per person; water 55.35 litres per person/day
tesla powerwall 2.0 added to replace 2 x powerwall 1.0.
2017: MINUS 5.473 tonnes co2; 95.1% of electricity from solar and powerwall; landfill 7.51kg per person; water 47 litres per person/day
added second powerwall 1.0. featured in article in portland oregon about the way we live. taken for a spin in the original tesla roadster. roadster 2.0 announced.