Re:France approves 720MW of solar as price falls another 5%
by amluto on Monday August 13, 2018 @11:26AM
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For swimming pools, which are admittedly a special case, heat pumps are already cheaper to operate than gas heaters in most of the country.
(They’re special for several reasons. A big one is that they have huge thermal mass, so your heat pump can operate at whatever time of day you want. This means you can optimize for electric rates vs outdoor temperature. Heat pumps, unlike gas boilers, are considerably more efficient when it’s warm out.)
(They’re special for several reasons. A big one is that they have huge thermal mass, so your heat pump can operate at whatever time of day you want. This means you can optimize for electric rates vs outdoor temperature. Heat pumps, unlike gas boilers, are considerably more efficient when it’s warm out.)