The home has a few items most houses lack, including a chicken coop (shown here), 49 solar panels on the roof, two tanks totaling 2,000 gallons that feed 80-degree water through the radiant-heat flooring, 24 heavy-duty solar-powered batteries that kick in when the sun goes down, and a wood-pellet boiler that acts as an adjunct and heats water for showering and laundry.