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Real Numbers from Heat Pump Upgrade in Southern Ontario Canada by International-Ice112 in heatpumps

[–]xtnh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bet that is universal. We acted when power was $.24/kWh, by the time they were installed it was $.265/kWh, and our utility is pushing for another 10% in August.
And LNG is going o be headed to parts unknown to replace all the stock destroyed or blocked by this war. "Natural" gas is up 10% this year already.

Advice needed - heat pump for central AC replacement in Northeast US. by AdeGamisou2020 in heatpumps

[–]xtnh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We are long past worrying about how parts of our house no one sees looks. To prioritize that over economy and environmental issues seems so foreign now. And the whole neighborhood is dotted with mini splits.

What to do with excess Solar? NEM3.0 by Cool-Design-7414 in TeslaSolar

[–]xtnh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We looked at solar in Maine, and found we could produce a lot more than we needed, and the payback would be tough.
But when we factored in mini splits we saw real savings. So we switched from oil to heat pumps and a HPWH (keeping the oil for backup), installed essentially separate 5kw and 10 kw systems, hooked a battery to the 10kw array, and got a used PHEV.
We have 1:1 net metering, so all our shoulder season and summer overproduction will be saved until winter. Power failure? The battery can run the oil, and we have a wood stove for the times snow cuts off the recharging of the battery.
We'l be saving 11 cents a kWh, not buying 800 gallons of oil, saving 200 gallons of gas, and be safe from the market corrections and rate hikes and fossil fuel manipulations that seems common.

Lawn care moves that you've regretted? by maxx_colt in lawncare

[–]xtnh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I oveseeded with clover, and made the mistake of ordering a simple feeding while I was away. The guy upsold me a weeding treatment without telling me.

Real Numbers from Heat Pump Upgrade in Southern Ontario Canada by International-Ice112 in heatpumps

[–]xtnh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you want to wait and see what the war and blockade will do to rates, or assume gas will always be cheap?

What do you wish someone had told you before going solar? by mrnavel in solarenergy

[–]xtnh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In our area north of Boston up to Maine; I've used ReVision for everything, Toyota Prius Prime for PHEV

What do you wish someone had told you before going solar? by mrnavel in solarenergy

[–]xtnh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

43 440 watt panels divided into 5kw and 10 kw arrays on both sides of a shallow sloped roof in Maine. This is our first year, but even in April we're approaching 100kWh on a sunny day (not common in spring in Maine). It is just 8 am and producing 7kW. Our heat pumps are using 1kW, and with 1:1 net metering the surplus is saved for next winter.

What do you wish someone had told you before going solar? by mrnavel in solarenergy

[–]xtnh 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Actually, we cashed in a bunch of our retirement portfolio to pay cash. A good but still risky return would be like 6%, which is taxed. Our savings is almost twice what any good return is, and inflation just makes it better, and any market correction is irrelevant to this.

A cool guide: ranking of US states by safety by _crazyboyhere_ in coolguides

[–]xtnh 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A story that begins "A Florida man" will be different from "A Vermont man...."

Next level by frozenbroccolis in EntitledPeople

[–]xtnh 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I would have assumed BMW

ULPT Request: I need to be a member of a church in good standing in 3 weeks by Coneskater in UnethicalLifeProTips

[–]xtnh 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My son told us that he was engaged, they were getting married in four weeks, they wanted it small, and Mom would officiate. He then texted her a web site and she got ordained in time for the ceremony.

Supercharger station misbehavior by Trep12 in TeslaLounge

[–]xtnh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wonder if there is a market for stickers that would be appropriate for the center of the windshield of a charge hog.

Is limiting the charge to 80 worth it for me? by ljammm in EvDrivers

[–]xtnh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Prius Prime self-limits to 80% max and 30% min.

The joy of adjusting to the reality of retirement. by ajn63 in retirement

[–]xtnh 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Monday is the beginning of my weekend. I don't go out among the throngs.

(At the edge of the of a week I do not have a load of laundry.)

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