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We believe that the stability of our families, our neighborhoods, and our society depend on a high percentage of owner occupied homes. For any household to maintain a budget these expenses must be strictly accounted for but the volatility in our cost for energy significantly interferes with this process. NetPLUS Concepts largely reduces (and in some cases completely eliminates) all energy costs, thereby freeing the homeowner from this burden.

Median Home Prices versus Median Income

In 1970, the median price for a new home in the United States was $23.400. During that same time period, the median income in the United States was $9,867. What this information shows is that in 1970 it took approximately 28 months of gross wages (median) to purchase a brand new house in the median price range.

In 2006, the price of a brand new, median priced home in the United States was $246,500 and during this same time frame the median income increased to $58,407. In a single generation, the cost of purchasing a brand new home had risen to roughly 50 months, almost doubling across the 35 year period. Keep in mind that when interest is factored in the differential is even more pronounced.



The Ever-Increasing Cost of Energy

In 1970, the cost to the individual American for all of their energy needs was $404. By 2006, the latest year this information is available, that cost had risen to $3,881.

During that same period median income increased  from $9,867 to 58,407. To put this in perspective, our median income rose by a factor of six while our cost of energy increased by nearly a factor of ten. In 2003 the individual American spent $2,599 on energy and in 2005 the cost for roughly the same amount of energy had risen to $3,535, rising $936 (or 36%) in 24 months! Suffice it to say, this level of uncertainty has an effect in every facet of daily life and if this volatility is allowed to continue it will have dramatic and long lasting effects on our economy.
 


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 Energy News and Projections
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