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We have a house that was built in 1962 in the Pacific Northwest. This was a time when electricity was essentially free and homes were designed accordingly. It c
by alostpuppy 5y ago
We have a house that was built in 1962 in the Pacific Northwest. This was a time when electricity was essentially free and homes were designed accordingly. It came with a 200 amp panel stock which I suspect would be a non-starter for a lot of people. Having grown up with gas, it was not nearly the as tough a transition as I thought it would be. Most of the efficiency upgrades are simple to do or have done over time. Swap out a water heater one year. Replace resistance heat with heat pumps the next. We have been driving two electric cars for several years and our monthly energy bill is 160-400 a month depending on the time of year.
I should add we are the benefactor of incredibly low grid rates (.11 per kWh) making the math workout very nicely.