Critical_Insight@feddit.uk to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agoPrice of electricity in Finland peaks at 2.35€/kWh today. Keeping my tiny granny cottage warm costs me over 50 euros for a single day. It's negative 25C (-13F) outside.i.imgur.comimagemessage-square297fedilinkarrow-up1860arrow-down112file-text
arrow-up1848arrow-down1imagePrice of electricity in Finland peaks at 2.35€/kWh today. Keeping my tiny granny cottage warm costs me over 50 euros for a single day. It's negative 25C (-13F) outside.i.imgur.comCritical_Insight@feddit.uk to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square297fedilinkfile-text
That massive spike of 50c/kWh at the left looks tiny compared to today even though that’s already insanely expensive
minus-squaredanAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoHeat pumps have been commonplace outside North America for a long time. We call them “reverse cycle air conditioners” in Australia and they’ve been around for at least 20 years. It’s not new technology. Your fridge is also a heat pump for example.
Heat pumps have been commonplace outside North America for a long time. We call them “reverse cycle air conditioners” in Australia and they’ve been around for at least 20 years.
It’s not new technology. Your fridge is also a heat pump for example.