pdx_m3s
Active Member
Our home is all electric, and the family we bought it from was using the fireplace and electric resistive heat to warm the house in the winter, hence the hundred MWh consumed on the meter!
Our next upgrade is a new heat pump to replace the one that's probably 20 years old now. SEER 9, said our HVAC technician. We're hoping once we get a modern heat pump in that can comfortably operate below 32 degrees, our panels will more than cover our annual usage. As it stands now, we're estimating the 12.24 kW system will only cover about 90%.
Even a standard-grade modern heat pump will drastically lower your usage. I think these are around 14-15 SEER. They are efficient to about 35 degrees. After that auxiliary heat may have to kick on, but only for a short time.
I can’t wait to see how our heat pump system works here in the Pacific Northwest. Our only gas appliance is the fireplace. Most people look at us like we’re nuts when we tell them we chose electric over gas equipment throughout the house.
I think we need to rename “natural gas.” It sounds earth friendly, but it’s not. It’s also detrimental to human health. We need to stop burning things. Should be called “gaseous crude oil.”