Garbett Homes is a huge home building company based in Utah with a surprise up their sleeves -- they've just opened a new totally solar- and geothermal-powered housing community in Salt Lake City, Utah. To top it off, TerraSol homes are directed at first time home buyers who want to have an energy efficient home, but otherwise couldn't afford it. Starting at $217,900, all the homes come standard with photovoltaics, solar thermal and geothermal systems, in addition to a number of "super-green" energy saving features. Garbett Homes has two model homes open now that they are utilizing as learning centers to educate potential buyers on how the homes work.

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