Friday, February 9th, 2007
Let’s Talk Energy
You may or may not have heard the good George W. talking about two energy-related topics recently: the “Hydrogen Economy” of the future and ethanol, the goal of both being to wean America from its foreign oil dependence. Both have huge problems and I’d like to point them out for you here and now. First, [...]
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Wednesday, January 31st, 2007
Recount
As if anyone really cares, I actually checked out my numbers on the heat pump. It turns out that at full tilt boogie, the compressor, fan, and water pump pull 2.9kW. This lowers the cost-per-hour to $0.1531, making it an incredible cost savings over gas. In cold weather, most heat pumps switch over to electrical [...]
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Sunday, January 21st, 2007
Hey Good Lookin’, Want to Contango?
Odd sort of word, isn’t it? I came across the term while doing a bit of comparison shopping. Just to warn you, for most, this discussion is about to get tediously boring. What I wanted to do was compare the cost of heating our home with the heat pump we have to an equivalent amount [...]