New heat pump for the season

[MRD1985]

You must be subsidizing the data centers. Mine was something like $CAD 0.18/kwh. I set the heat pumps at 16C below about -2C.

Overinflated northeast prices. All utilities are among the highest in the country here

 

[Whitenuckler]

Nope 6 cents for Kw. https://popud.org/ Pend Oreille County Public Utility District 0.660 per kw. We have some Hamster Wheels. https://popud.org/top-links/about-your-pud/our-rates

Yep, you my friend are part of a generation region with hydroelectric. Here in PEI all we have is wind generation for some energy, the rest we import from New Brunswick. If I was younger, and richer, and in my last house, I'd be looking into solar panels here.

 

[Whitenuckler]

Overinflated northeast prices. All utilities are among the highest in the country here

PEI is ripe for nuclear energy. Then we could export some. We have some wind turbines and some backup generation. Most is imported.
Here is a website a guy made up:

PEI Power | Tracking power outages, consumption, generation across PEI

peipower.ca

 

[Dieselhead]

I wish my electric was that cheap. I pay $0.30/kwh. I’d use the hyper heat more often if that were the case

Is that just per kWh or your entire bill divided by watts used averages out to $0.30? We of course have the energy cost then all the delivery fees, public benefit charges, etc, etc, etc.. the supplier I currently have chosen is 12.27 cents per kWh but that’s just electricity the way I understand it.

 

[MRD1985]

Is that just per kWh or your entire bill divided by watts used averages out to $0.30? We of course have the energy cost then all the delivery fees, public benefit charges, etc, etc, etc.. the supplier I currently have chosen is 12.27 cents per kWh but that’s just electricity the way I understand it.

That is per kWh delivered. Not including customer charge or taxes . Supply cost is about $0.175 per kWh and delivery services make up the rest

 

[Dataman]

Link provided above. There is surcharge for being hooked up. Per Kw is pretty cheap. $35.50 fee. Beauty of Falling Water.

 

[MRD1985]

I’ll take that surcharge over our rates! 2000
kWh would cost me over $600

 

[Max W]

We put two Mitsubishi 9000 btu hyperheat minisplits in the upstairs bedrooms in December ‘24. I was worried the credits and Maine rebates wouldn’t make it through 2025. The upstairs previously had no fixed direct heat. It has been nice especially for visiting family through the holidays.

I’m still happy with the 10 year old 15,000 (18,000 heat mode) btu Fujitsu split on our main floor but have been wondering lately when it will be needing repairs or replacement. I balance the minisplit’s use with the cookstove. As I get older I find I want my wood to go further so I rely on the heat pump more despite Maine’s high electricity rates. The temp tonight is 14 deg. forecasted to go down to 2, so the stove, despite the size of its firebox, is taking most of the load. I haven’t been hearing the hp run.

 

[Whitenuckler]

Link provided above. There is surcharge for being hooked up. Per Kw is pretty cheap. $35.50 fee. Beauty of Falling Water.

Well, to be honest about it, all hydroelectric projects start by damming water, and stopping the natural path of the rivers. Even back in the day of the paddle wheel they still dammed rivers. Mankind has a need for energy, and will get it everyway they can. I remember visiting Snoqualmie Falls when I lived in Vancouver. I forget the details, but that was one of the first to be used in WA.

 

[begreen]

Well, to be honest about it, all hydroelectric projects start by damming water, and stopping the natural path of the rivers. Even back in the day of the paddle wheel they still dammed rivers. Mankind has a need for energy, and will get it everyway they can. I remember visiting Snoqualmie Falls when I lived in Vancouver. I forget the details, but that was one of the first to be used in WA.

It was raging with the recent floodwaters.

 

[hobbyheater]

Rather than waiting for our 20 yr. old heat pump to give out the ghost, I gave our old system to a friend in need and put in a modern, commercial, Mitsubishi hyperheat system. This is for a ducted system. It's a nice improvement. Most of the time it's so quiet that you don't know it's running. I added a whole house surge protector while at it. Currently the system is loafing with mild temperatures. I am curious how it does when old man winter blows in. We'll still keep burning, but it will have to get colder before we do.

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Did you do the install yourself ?

 

[begreen]

Did you do the install yourself ?

No, it was installed by a friend who is a Mitsubishi dealer.

 

[stoveliker]

Fyi, for some brands (including Mitsubishi), install had to be done by the dealer to get the warranty.
Not for all brands, so it's good to check that for the systems you converge to.

 

[begreen]

That was one of the reasons we went with him. Another was that he installed our 2006 system so I knew his quality of work. His workmanship is detailed and excellent with great pride in his installs. I've seen too many slapdash and sloppy installs that perform poorly or fail in a few years due to inattention to details. He wasn't the low bidder by far but we had the highest confidence in a job done right by him.

 

[EbS-P]

Unless it’s a MR Cool DIY product, or similar with quick connections hvac is one trade where the learning curve and tools is beyond what I as a competent DIYer want to tackle.