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It seems like you'd need more than 1.5kW of heat in upstate new york, even for a small place (which is more than half the size of my suburban home). Also, while
by rconti 1y ago
It seems like you'd need more than 1.5kW of heat in upstate new york, even for a small place (which is more than half the size of my suburban home). Also, while I agree that $40 is cheap to me, it's also an additional 10% on their budget.
- michpoch 1y ago> Also, while I agree that $40 is cheap to me, it's also an additional 10% on their budget. They already have 30 USD per month for electricity in their budget. All year long. > which is more than half the size of my suburban home) How much space you need for a single person? 30-40 sqm (300-400 sqft)? That’s more than you need. Sure, middle of winter night you might need a bit more heat, but then in June you’ll be using close to none.
- rconti 1y agoOf course it’s more space than I need. My point was that heating 600sqft doesn’t strike me as a trivial task, given my context of heating a house that’s less than double the size in a temperate climate. Not to argue (?) that their house is too small (??) And their $30 electric budget explicitly excluded heat.