That massive spike of 50c/kWh at the left looks tiny compared to today even though that’s already insanely expensive

  • nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de
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    10 months ago

    It think above -20C or so, cold weather heat pumps are still way more efficient than resistive electric heating.

    Good R-factor insulation is probably the most important upgrade in OP’s case. There are people where I live in the Northeast who heat their homes almost exclusively with the waste heat from cooking, electronics or old incandescent lighting. They have like R-30+ homes and really neat ventilation designs for cooling in the summer too.

    I had plans to build a tiny home with Vacuum insulated panels and a small marine stove for heat, until we had a child and plans changed.

    Now I’m looking at a solar battery setup with geothermal heat pump that will probably cost nearly what the whole tiny home was gonna be.