Reason #2 I installed a sizeable solar system on the house. With some of us it ain’t about saving the world, it’s about being more self-reliant so our families don’t have to worry as much about stupid Dim energy policies.
That’s smart- where we live though it’s “mostly cloudy” a lot, little wind in summer (although in winter it seems to zlways pick up a lot lol).
We have a small window air conditioner , but mainly use a whole house fan which draws air throughout the house and up into the attic, and cools the house rapidly if it’s cooler at night. But every now and again, the heat gets too much, especially if combined with humidity, which we get pretty frequently.
Would be nice to have it run off solar panels instead of relying on grid though.