So I have a heat pump. In central Indiana. Temp ranges from -15F in the winter to 100F in the summer. Today it was in the mid 50s. My across the street neighbor has the same floorplan house, but he has gas. When we compare bills, I pay about $40/mo more for heat. He pays about $40 more for AC... so it ends up being a wash, except my HVAC plant cost about twice what his conventional electric AC / Gas forced air setup. As a bonus, the electric that I use comes from a giant gas plant so... Would feel better about electric if it wasn't just shifting production to a giant facility on the other side of town.
> Yes, however, that won't be the case for long (hopefully).
Ok, so, what are we going to generate energy with? Nuclear is a non-starter, coal is dirty, so without gas, wind and solar are simply not capable of getting the job done in a cold snap.
So I have a heat pump. In central Indiana. Temp ranges from -15F in the winter to 100F in the summer. Today it was in the mid 50s. My across the street neighbor has the same floorplan house, but he has gas. When we compare bills, I pay about $40/mo more for heat. He pays about $40 more for AC... so it ends up being a wash, except my HVAC plant cost about twice what his conventional electric AC / Gas forced air setup. As a bonus, the electric that I use comes from a giant gas plant so... Would feel better about electric if it wasn't just shifting production to a giant facility on the other side of town.