Thread: Solar?
View Single Post
Old 02-12-2020, 11:09 AM   #12
thinkxingu
Senior Member
 
thinkxingu's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 5,946
Thanks: 1,154
Thanked 1,962 Times in 1,212 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Biggd View Post
I have no problem with solar but if you're heating with electric baseboard that should be the first issue to address. If you're heating a house in NH with electric baseboard you're basically burning money.
I have electric baseboard and have struggled with the decision to change it out for many reasons: it's clean and doesn't exacerbate my wife's allergies, it's fast, it's silent, it's zero maintenance, and, most of all, is best with our wood stove given the independent thermostats.

If cost were my first requirement, though, I'd definitely look to a heat pump and, once getting those electric demands as low as possible, solar.

I've never gotten great numbers to compare to, but we pay $260/mth. year-round for a 2,200 ft² split with an all-electric house with AC. NG is at the street, though, and we have ductwork in the attic, so I've been thinking...

Sent from my SM-G950U using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app
thinkxingu is offline   Reply With Quote