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Icutthemetal t1_iykwonv wrote

Switch to solar. Buy a pellet stove.

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thirdtimesthemom t1_iyl5wfv wrote

I got enough people knocking on my door about solar lol

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LibraryScneef t1_iylfy2g wrote

So get it

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thirdtimesthemom t1_iylglrt wrote

Not enough sunlight

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Frisky_Mongoose t1_iymkiaa wrote

There is plenty of sunlight. Source: I got mine this year.

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mdurg68 t1_iynrayu wrote

Looking into it. They could be anywhere from 6-12 out

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Frisky_Mongoose t1_iynrva0 wrote

Yeah, it took a while for me. Around 5-6 mo before they had everything ready to start installing.

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Distinct-Ad5751 t1_iylx5p7 wrote

You can remove trees.

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GrapeRello t1_iylxum9 wrote

Cutting trees and getting solar is expensive. People having a hard time with monthly bills don’t have money for solar or major tree work lol. Not to mention half those people are probably renting.

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degggendorf t1_iymcddx wrote

It's also a bit counterproductive too; those trees are shading your house and keeping it cooler in the summer. Cutting them down for solar, you're generating power, but then turning around to use that power to cool your house that's now baking in the sun.

You'll still come out ahead, but imo there are better ways. Community solar and grid solar make way more sense to me...rather than putting expensive small arrays high up on roofs and removing trees from neighborhoods, put a big field of them on already blighted land. Cap off a landfill, cover it with panels. No one wants to live on a landfill, and there was no nature there before either. It's a win-win.

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Distinct-Ad5751 t1_iyly7ed wrote

True. It’s not an option for everyone but it was worth it for us. We have electric heat in a 2800 sq ft home - taking down 3 trees was worth it.

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Distinct-Ad5751 t1_iymordh wrote

Why am I being downvoted? I’m on a half acre with loads of trees and we removed 3 overgrown oaks to allow for more sun.

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RexianOG t1_iyly53t wrote

Everyone’s experience is different, bud. What worked for you may not be an option for everyone else.

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Null_Error7 t1_iym0lhn wrote

Pellets are way too expensive it doesn’t make sense to install a pellet stove.

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Icutthemetal t1_iym1bj7 wrote

Might want to double check that. 1 40 lb bag can heat your house for 24 hours on average. 300$ a pallet gives you 50 bags for 300 or 6 dollars a bag. Heating your house for 6 dollars a day is pretty good given gasoil prices right now.

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Null_Error7 t1_iym63ky wrote

Let’s do math. 1 ton of pellets provides 16,500,000 BTUs of heat and costs $350. At 75% efficiency that is 35,400 BTUs per dollar.

An 18k BTU mini split at 75% efficiency in the winter is 13,400 BTUs at 1,300 watts which costs $0.26 or 51,500 BTUs per dollar. Mini split is cheaper for heat.

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Icutthemetal t1_iym6pqc wrote

Not arguing that. Argument was oil/gas vs pellet. Also I own a mini split. The heat just isn't the same feeling. The house cools quicker when it's off and it creates drafts because it's moving heat from one place to another instead of generating it. That's why I bought a pellet stove anyway.

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Null_Error7 t1_iym86ed wrote

Even when compared to gas, it would take a long time to break even.

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Icutthemetal t1_iym8c79 wrote

Even if it takes 5 years to pay off it's still paying for itself eventually. Not to mention the 26% Tax credit right now

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Icutthemetal t1_iyl2ydo wrote

People love to down vote with no factual counter point.

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degggendorf t1_iym7xp3 wrote

Counterpoint: it doesn't address op's question.

They're asking why, not how.

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Icutthemetal t1_iym86xa wrote

I answered that as well.

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degggendorf t1_iymbp83 wrote

I don't think "because you don't have solar and a pellet stove" is really a helpful answer. As do others, evidently.

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Icutthemetal t1_iymq14p wrote

I literally said it's a one time bill credit.

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degggendorf t1_iyn55s8 wrote

Ohhh lol it's a bill credit that made their bill so high. That makes sense.

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lovegiblet t1_iylzcva wrote

Sometimes folks don’t want to try to change your mind - they just want you to stop talking. 🤷‍♂️

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