CNBC Make It's video: Turning My Home Zero Energy For 48K In Portland OR Unlocked

When Ryan Shanahan bought his home in Portland, OR in 2014, he dreamed of turning it into a net-zero house — one that would produce at least as much energy as it consumed in the course of a year. But retrofitting an over-100-year-old structure into a eco-friendly building seemed like too much to hope for. But by 2020, he and his wife, Megan Milligan, had fully converted their home to net-zero, producing so much solar energy that their yearly electricity bill dropped from $1,100 to $285. Correction: Before retrofitting their house, Ryan and Megan's combined energy costs for both electric and gas were about $2,250 a year. Unlocked is a home tour series focused on how much people across the globe spend on their housing, what they get for the money and what they had to sacrifice to make it happen. Do you rent or own? Share your story with us for a chance to be featured in a future installment of Unlocked: https://forms.gle/jXxFsQnUtHNSHBDu6 Produced by: Zach Green Senior Managing Producer: Eric M. Clark Supervising Producer: Jessica Leibowitz Editor: Lauren Shamo Animator: Gene Kim Drone Operator: Giorgio Litt Reporter: Celia Fernandez Additional Footage: Ryan Shanahan and Megan Milligan Subscribe to CNBC Make It.: http://cnb.cx/2kxl2rf About CNBC Make It.: CNBC Make It. is a new section of CNBC dedicated to making you smarter about managing your business, career, and money. Connect with CNBC Make It. Online Get the latest updates: https://www.cnbc.com/make-it Find CNBC Make It. on Facebook: https://cnb.cx/LikeCNBCMakeIt Find CNBC Make It. on Twitter: https://cnb.cx/FollowCNBCMakeIt Find CNBC Make It. on Instagram: https://bit.ly/InstagramCNBCMakeIt Turning My Home Zero Energy For $48K In Portland, OR | Unlocked