▲ 852 ▼ Price 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.com) submitted 2 years ago* by Critical_Insight@feddit.uk to c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world 286 comments fedilink hide all child comments That massive spike of 50c/kWh at the left looks tiny compared to today even though that's already insanely expensive
[–] ansiz@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Have you looked at anything like this? They are extremely tiny wood stoves that are perfect for little spaces. https://cubicminiwoodstoves.com/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Critical_Insight@feddit.uk [S] 9 points 2 years ago (3 children) Yeah I have considered it. There's just no good place for the chimney either. It would need to go thru the wall and past the eaves on either of the two sides of the building that the roof is not sloping towards to because else falling snow is going to rip it off in the winter. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Chriswild@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago You could heat it from a fire outside with a boiler and a radiator. I'm not sure if they have those for sale in Finland but they're a thing in the US. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bastion@feddit.nl 1 point 2 years ago (3 children) That's fairly typical. WTF would you do in an outage? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Critical_Insight@feddit.uk [S] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) Shiver uncontrollably. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bastion@feddit.nl 1 point 2 years ago Woesome. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BenPranklin@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) I hear this a lot since we converted to heat pumps. People don't realize basically every heat source these days other than wood needs electricity. We kept our oil system as a backup for very cold days but it also doesn't work with no power. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bluewing@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Back up generators if the expected outage is to last more than one day - and sometimes it can. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ansiz@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I know it's not uncommon for the chimney to go through the eaves for more support, if that's an option for you. I know someone in Alaska with a tiny house that did something like that, with a wall mounted tiny stove and it was pretty impressive! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Critical_Insight@feddit.uk [S] 9 points 2 years ago (3 children) Yeah I have considered it. There's just no good place for the chimney either. It would need to go thru the wall and past the eaves on either of the two sides of the building that the roof is not sloping towards to because else falling snow is going to rip it off in the winter. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Chriswild@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago You could heat it from a fire outside with a boiler and a radiator. I'm not sure if they have those for sale in Finland but they're a thing in the US. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bastion@feddit.nl 1 point 2 years ago (3 children) That's fairly typical. WTF would you do in an outage? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Critical_Insight@feddit.uk [S] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) Shiver uncontrollably. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bastion@feddit.nl 1 point 2 years ago Woesome. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BenPranklin@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) I hear this a lot since we converted to heat pumps. People don't realize basically every heat source these days other than wood needs electricity. We kept our oil system as a backup for very cold days but it also doesn't work with no power. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bluewing@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Back up generators if the expected outage is to last more than one day - and sometimes it can. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ansiz@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I know it's not uncommon for the chimney to go through the eaves for more support, if that's an option for you. I know someone in Alaska with a tiny house that did something like that, with a wall mounted tiny stove and it was pretty impressive! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Chriswild@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago You could heat it from a fire outside with a boiler and a radiator. I'm not sure if they have those for sale in Finland but they're a thing in the US. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bastion@feddit.nl 1 point 2 years ago (3 children) That's fairly typical. WTF would you do in an outage? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Critical_Insight@feddit.uk [S] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) Shiver uncontrollably. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bastion@feddit.nl 1 point 2 years ago Woesome. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BenPranklin@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) I hear this a lot since we converted to heat pumps. People don't realize basically every heat source these days other than wood needs electricity. We kept our oil system as a backup for very cold days but it also doesn't work with no power. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bluewing@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Back up generators if the expected outage is to last more than one day - and sometimes it can. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Critical_Insight@feddit.uk [S] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) Shiver uncontrollably. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bastion@feddit.nl 1 point 2 years ago Woesome. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BenPranklin@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) I hear this a lot since we converted to heat pumps. People don't realize basically every heat source these days other than wood needs electricity. We kept our oil system as a backup for very cold days but it also doesn't work with no power. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bluewing@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Back up generators if the expected outage is to last more than one day - and sometimes it can. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ansiz@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I know it's not uncommon for the chimney to go through the eaves for more support, if that's an option for you. I know someone in Alaska with a tiny house that did something like that, with a wall mounted tiny stove and it was pretty impressive! permalink fedilink source parent
