About $150 (€130) is what Brian McGowan says he spent on power last year in his home in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. And since installing additional solar panels in the fall, he expects his bill to be even lower this year. Ordinarily he would have had to spend over $2000 per year on electricity, around $1000 on gas and buy over $2000 worth of heating oil. "I have an EV, so I'm not buying gas, which is rapidly increasing at this point. I have a mini split heat pump, so that heats the house the majority of the time, so I'm not burning heating oil," the engineering technician told DW. What started out small with a couple of solar panels providing enough energy to run a kettle, a coffee machine and emergency lighting during power outages has turned into a fully-fledged system that includes battery storage and a heat pump — among other things. And he's not the only one kitting out his home like this. Filling up on gas has gotten expensive Image: M.…