After 18 years of dreaming, planning, calculating and saving this home's solar array turned out to be a final gift of love this man gave to his wife. Arnie Garlick spent much of his life planning for his home to be a net zero energy home and lived long enough to see the installation completed. Three weeks later he succumbed to lung cancer.

The solar array will continue to provide energy and be a tangible legacy that his widow Cheri can enjoy for the next twenty five years.

A home that makes all the energy it consumes. It sounds like a fairy tale doesn't it? For one home builder in Tennesee it is the fulfillment of a dream.

James Cowan of Cowan House builders received technical help from the Tennesee Valley Authority for the solar installation. The best part is that James has not recieved an electric bill since February. After spending close to $200 per month on electricity it still surprises him when he opens his bill to find the power company owes him money.