CBC CALGARY.

Calgary has its newest net-zero home — one that’s built to produce as much energy as it uses annually.

“On a net basis we’re not taking energy from the system,” said Don Barrineau, the Calgary division president of Mattamy Homes, the builder behind the eco-friendly house.

The 1658-square-foot home is in the northeast Calgary community of Cityscape. It features 40 roof-top solar panels, triple-pane windows and an energy monitoring system home-owners can track on an iPad.

“The consumer would still have a monthly electric bill, but they’ll also generate energy and at the end of the year they’ll have created as much as they’ll have used,” said Barrineau.

The power the home produces can be sold back to the grid, he added. The builder plans to construct a total of five net-zero homes in Calgary by March 2016.

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