In March 2014 two long time friends, Katherine and Matt, met again after nearly two years.
Now they share the same last name, Eye.
Matt started building a house in April 2014 while caring for his son Jackson, who was nearly two years old at the time. He was reunited with Katherine the month before, and the family of two became a family of three by October.
The Eye family lives in a house that isn’t all that different from most other houses.
Its biggest difference is the solar panels on the roof.
The solar energy they provide saves the Eye’s 40-50 per cent of their energy costs.
After their first house was finished, the Eye’s set their eyes on a new goal.
Their new business Eyeland Solar Homes hopes to make solar living more prominent in P.E.I.
They’re already one house closer to that dream, having built and sold another house this year.
Eye has worked as an electrician for approximately 16 years, and says solar is the way to go. However, P.E.I. is behind on the solar lifestyle.
“Everyday you hear about another solar investment,” he said, in regards to other provinces. Here in P.E.I., not so much. “It’s new technology to a lot of people,” he said.
That doesn’t stop Eye from dreaming.
“My dream is to have a whole street of solar houses, but we’re just two people.”
Solar houses also pay back costs within 5-15 years depending on their location.
The Eye’s savings doesn’t stop at the solar panels either.
Rather than using a real estate agent, they used social media to sell the second house. “We were stubborn,” said Eye. “I work with a lot of real estate agents, and I couldn’t decide who we were going to go with.”
“We saved realtor fees and got exactly what we were asking for the house,” said Eye.
Currently, there are no incentives offered by P.E.I. to go solar, but Eye hopes the island will continue to move towards solar energy houses.
“We want to see change on P.E.I.,” he said.
The house is no different from other houses, just a standard home with a few tweaks, Eye said.
“It works, and it works well.”
In March 2014 two long time friends, Katherine and Matt, met again after nearly two years.
Now they share the same last name, Eye.
Matt started building a house in April 2014 while caring for his son Jackson, who was nearly two years old at the time. He was reunited with Katherine the month before, and the family of two became a family of three by October.
The Eye family lives in a house that isn’t all that different from most other houses.
Its biggest difference is the solar panels on the roof.
The solar energy they provide saves the Eye’s 40-50 per cent of their energy costs.
After their first house was finished, the Eye’s set their eyes on a new goal.
Their new business Eyeland Solar Homes hopes to make solar living more prominent in P.E.I.
They’re already one house closer to that dream, having built and sold another house this year.
Eye has worked as an electrician for approximately 16 years, and says solar is the way to go. However, P.E.I. is behind on the solar lifestyle.
“Everyday you hear about another solar investment,” he said, in regards to other provinces. Here in P.E.I., not so much. “It’s new technology to a lot of people,” he said.
That doesn’t stop Eye from dreaming.
“My dream is to have a whole street of solar houses, but we’re just two people.”
Solar houses also pay back costs within 5-15 years depending on their location.
The Eye’s savings doesn’t stop at the solar panels either.
Rather than using a real estate agent, they used social media to sell the second house. “We were stubborn,” said Eye. “I work with a lot of real estate agents, and I couldn’t decide who we were going to go with.”
“We saved realtor fees and got exactly what we were asking for the house,” said Eye.
Currently, there are no incentives offered by P.E.I. to go solar, but Eye hopes the island will continue to move towards solar energy houses.
“We want to see change on P.E.I.,” he said.
The house is no different from other houses, just a standard home with a few tweaks, Eye said.
“It works, and it works well.”
