Critical_Insight to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-26 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-square297fedilinkarrow-up1870arrow-down112file-text
arrow-up1858arrow-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 to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-26 months 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-squaredan@upvote.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 months agoHeat pumps have been commonplace outside North America for a long time. We call them “reverse cycle air conditioners” in Australia and they’ve been around for at least 20 years. It’s not new technology. Your fridge is also a heat pump for example.
Heat pumps have been commonplace outside North America for a long time. We call them “reverse cycle air conditioners” in Australia and they’ve been around for at least 20 years.
It’s not new technology. Your fridge is also a heat pump for example.