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Re:What a year of solar and batteries saved us in 2025 by Barbing on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @11:38AM (#46603387)
>heatpumps and other gimmicks

Anecdotally, two of the smartest people I know love heat pumps—doesn’t Technology Connections too?

Was probably this:

  Heat Pumps: the Future of Home Heating
https://youtube.com/watch?v=7J52mDjZzto
Re:What a year of solar and batteries saved us in 2025 by lm28469 on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @11:49AM (#46603564)
It depends where you live, where you get your electricity from, for how much, &c. It's an amazing tech don't get me wrong, and of course youtube tech nerds love these kind of things, no surprise here, I just don't think it's the silver bullet everybody imagine it is.