Re:Heat Pumps Take on Cold Climates
by grumpyinfosec on Tuesday February 27, 2024 @11:35AM
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Thats kind of high. I only pay $0.78 a therm here in Wisconsin. 1 therm is around 30kwh so im paying like 2.5c a kwh vs 17c for electricity. So unless I can get a CoP of 700% from a air source heatpump im literally lighting money on fire. That really is the main issue, as much as I care about emissions I don't care enough to spend money on a heat pump to then spend more money on utilities. And the calculus gets worse and worse when your poorer.
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Looks like Wisconsin has lower than average natgas prices vs. rest of U.S.: https://www.eia.gov/dnav/ng/ng_pri_sum_a_EPG0_PRS_DMcf_m.htm
Re:Heat Pumps Take on Cold Climates
by grumpyinfosec on Tuesday February 27, 2024 @12:24PM
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seems pretty comparable to the other colder parts of the country. (besides the east coast) The warmer parts of the US i'd imagine are less sensitive to residential gas prices.