We let our grass grow and over the years, mowed bi-annually to prevent the establishment of trees, removed invasive plants, and introduced native seeds and plants. The meadow is thriving and the mowed paths are far more interesting than "lawn". We maintain a small lawn area for meadow viewing.

Switched last year. Love the ease and low maintenance. Battery time is good and getting better but still need to swap batteries to complete yard. Tourque on self propel is amazing

Heat pumps were installed in the new COA building by Classic Construction, and paid for by the citizens of the town of Harvard

Our roof is shaded by a neighbor's trees, so we were thrilled to be informed of an effort to create a Solar Garden in Harvard, over 10 years ago. It took many years, and massive volunteer efforts by several individuals, but we are proud founding members. We have 5 KW of "nameplate" solar, and now that we are driving an EV, would love to have even more to keep it charged purely from sunshine.

The fourth year in living in our new/old (1781) home, our window air conditioners did not keep up on the hottest summer days.  We decided to take advantage of the sun beating down on our property and we installed a 22 panel, 8 kW solar system with battery (Generac).  Last year our system exceeded expectations producing about 1.1 MWh with all the savings that implies (see electric rate increase last year).  We also signed up to sell our battery energy back to the grid ($2.25/kWh) for additional savings.  After a year and a half, we are thrilled with the performance of our solar installation.  When we added our solar system, we also installed mini-splits for cooling our home.  (The combination of solar power with mini-split heat pumps seems compelling enough to be offered as a package by appropriate vendors.)

I've been composting for over 30 years, less going into the landfill and great for the soil.