Critical_Insight@feddit.uk to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-210 months 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-square62fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up10arrow-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-210 months agomessage-square62fedilinkfile-text
That massive spike of 50c/kWh at the left looks tiny compared to today even though that’s already insanely expensive
minus-squareBlameThePeacock@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 months agoThey should be using supplement heat sources at that temperature.
minus-squaredan@upvote.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-210 months agoSince it’s a cold area, they’re likely using a geothermal heat pump, which isn’t affected by air temperature. It uses the ground for heat exchange rather than the air.
minus-squareBlameThePeacock@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 months agoSome of the modern air-source heat pumps can operate down to those temperatures. https://carbonswitch.com/best-cold-climate-heat-pump/ You’re right though, geothermal would be more likely currently and if that’s the case then the heat pump gang is doing just fine.
They should be using supplement heat sources at that temperature.
Since it’s a cold area, they’re likely using a geothermal heat pump, which isn’t affected by air temperature. It uses the ground for heat exchange rather than the air.
Some of the modern air-source heat pumps can operate down to those temperatures. https://carbonswitch.com/best-cold-climate-heat-pump/
You’re right though, geothermal would be more likely currently and if that’s the case then the heat pump gang is doing just fine.