We have looked into some of the stuff you are talking about for our house as well. We plan on doing them a couple projects a year starting with ridge vents and solar fans then radiant barrier and solar tinting windows. I would love to replace our A/C with a more efficient unit as well. CPS and GVEC have some useful info on their websites for easy things to do and upgrade to help with saving power.
John
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