▲ 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
[–] qaz@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago* (3 children) Even if it’s 97% efficient, a heat pump can still easily beat it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] ezchili@iusearchlinux.fyi 11 points 2 years ago True that I wish heatpumps ran factorio 😔 permalink fedilink source parent [–] calcopiritus@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) More like 99.99% the only electricity coming into the PC and not heating the house is the very small amount of light and sound leaving the house. Still worse than a heat pump, but pretty efficient at heating. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] qaz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) What about the fans? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] psud@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago Their waste is heat. They might waste some energy by sending air out of the house, but any energy they impart on air eventually becomes heat permalink fedilink source parent [–] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 years ago EVs are finally starting to use heat pumps for heating and cooling their batteries (and cabin climate), I wonder how long before that’s available for PCs? Just need a little hole saw to get an evaporator/condenser outside. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ezchili@iusearchlinux.fyi 11 points 2 years ago True that I wish heatpumps ran factorio 😔 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] calcopiritus@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) More like 99.99% the only electricity coming into the PC and not heating the house is the very small amount of light and sound leaving the house. Still worse than a heat pump, but pretty efficient at heating. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] qaz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) What about the fans? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] psud@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago Their waste is heat. They might waste some energy by sending air out of the house, but any energy they impart on air eventually becomes heat permalink fedilink source parent
[–] qaz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) What about the fans? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] psud@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago Their waste is heat. They might waste some energy by sending air out of the house, but any energy they impart on air eventually becomes heat permalink fedilink source parent
[–] psud@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago Their waste is heat. They might waste some energy by sending air out of the house, but any energy they impart on air eventually becomes heat permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 years ago EVs are finally starting to use heat pumps for heating and cooling their batteries (and cabin climate), I wonder how long before that’s available for PCs? Just need a little hole saw to get an evaporator/condenser outside. permalink fedilink source parent
