Stanky, you have never seen my "Al Gore mansion", if you had, you would know it is only a 2,800 sq. ft. 1962 Ranch, with 3 bedrooms, being lived in by 6 people, which is only 466 square feet per person. My wife and kids are in the house all day, all summer, running the air, TV, washer and dryer constantly, I have no idea what temp they set because I'm in Bombay for a week, but I can tell you they keep it cold.

The house has no insulation, no shade, and the walls are 50% glass, for the "View of the lake". If you wanted a more energy inefficient house, you would have to work very hard to build one!

Being a ranch, it has a very long East-West roofline, facing south, which would be perfect for solar panels. And no, we don't get any help from your fancy Sea Breeze! When it's 98 outside, it's 98 inside, unless you run the air all day, which she does. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />