Energy conservation way of life for Summerville man
The Observer
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Every boy’s got his favorite toy. For Howard Butts, it’s an electric meter that runs backwards when the sun shines.
Butts, a rural Summerville resident known for his involvement in green energy, finds great joy watching his meter spin in reverse, recording his energy savings.
Money saved on a power bill isn’t the issue, though. After all, his recently-installed photovoltaic system that makes energy from the sun will only save him about $200 a year.
For Butts, the heart of the matter is energy conservation. He was raised, as he says, to love the earth and conserve resources in every way possible.
It’s all about doing his part, and setting an example.
“The bottom line is, everybody should be responsible for their own energy consumption,” he said last week as he talked about his system,
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