Image not paying any electric, oil or gas bills while living in your home. Well this Connecticut Net Zero Home has just done that and actually gets a check back from the electric company every year on top of it. A Net Zero Home is a home that produces as much energy or sometimes more than it needs to operate. It achieves this by: Building a very insulated and air tight envelope which lowers the use of heating and cooling. Orientation of the home is very important to gain the (3 comments)