• boonhet@sopuli.xyz
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    25 days ago

    The issue is the winter. Mean amount of sunlight per day in the winter is about 30 minutes for a few months. 6 hours between sunrise and sunset, and overcast most days. Electricity does NOT get cheap in the winter, even the nighttime prices are eye-watering if it’s cold.

    I did however find out it’s possible to keep the fixed price for buying now even if you also sell to the grid. A while ago that was not an option. This changes things a lot.

    • Taleya@aussie.zone
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      25 days ago

      Have you considered a heat pump? Because they’re basically heat exchangers, they move the heat rather than creating it and thus use a shitload less energy

      I’m not trying to be a sanctimonious twat here btw, I know there’s been a lot of disinformation about more efficient technologies, and a lot of people have simply just never heard of, or are unaware of just how established and proven alternate technologies are.