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Dingo_Roulette t1_j6dgcvd wrote

I have two EVs (Tesla model 3 and Y), and my house is all electric (geothermal, induction, heat pump water heater). I was lucky and managed the switch to Constellation before their rates went up significantly. My last bill was around $600 (which still beats the heck out of what I was paying for oil, gasoline, and electric for the house). Given, last year, my Jan bill was closer to 1k. It has been so mild this winter that I haven't even run aux heat to keep my house warm.

For my EV, I use around 400 kWh per month to keep it charged up. If you're on Eversource's new rates, you would pay $140 to charge the car to drive around 1100 miles. Pretty on par with an efficient gas car (30 mpg average). If you were going EV, I'd urge you to consider getting solar. I don't pay anything for over half the year.

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SplooshU t1_j6dtrez wrote

If your electric demand is that high, how big of a solar system do you have on your roof?

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Dingo_Roulette t1_j6dvo6r wrote

16 kw. It isn't enough, but it will still pay for itself in a few years. I'd like to add more panels at some point.

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SplooshU t1_j6dvuev wrote

That's a big one, but you must need it with everything electric.

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bwsct t1_j6jmsiu wrote

What company did your solar install? I only got 1 quote for solar of 40k and thought that was quite expensive for a 2000 sq ft house with no EV's yet.

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Dingo_Roulette t1_j6jpjg1 wrote

I used Tesla. I paired the solar with 4 power walls, so my purchase price isn't really comparable. You can go on their website and get a quote really quickly. Good products, but their project management left something to be desired. At the time, they guaranteed the lowest price.

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bwsct t1_j6jptar wrote

Sounds like an awesome setup and the batteries are the way to go. Thanks

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vvash t1_j6hpxd0 wrote

Would you recommend GeoThermal? I looked into it a few years ago but was very expensive and only dandelion was an installer from what I could tell

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Dingo_Roulette t1_j6hwdtz wrote

I’d actually go air source heat pump (mini split) if I did it over again. The geo is great, but the payback period is a lot longer. The coefficient of performance is only slightly better on geo vs air source (4 vs 3).

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