Critical_Insight 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.comexternal-linkmessage-square297fedilinkarrow-up1870arrow-down112file-text
arrow-up1858arrow-down1external-linkPrice 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 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-squareCritical_InsightOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-21 year agoPolyurethane is better insulator, doesn’t absorb moisture and doesn’t require a vapor barrier but is also much more expensive. It’s what I insulated my shed with so that I can let it get cold if need be and will not have moisture problems later.
minus-squaredoctorcrimson@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoI always underestimate oil biproducts in the market, but maybe that is the play.
Polyurethane is better insulator, doesn’t absorb moisture and doesn’t require a vapor barrier but is also much more expensive. It’s what I insulated my shed with so that I can let it get cold if need be and will not have moisture problems later.
I always underestimate oil biproducts in the market, but maybe that is the play.