Noctudeit t1_j9c7kcb wrote on February 20, 2023 at 9:22 PM

Reply to comment by LifeIsARollerCoaster in Heat Pumps Sell Like Hotcakes on America's Oil-Rich Frontier by dolphins3

This has always been the case. Newer, better technologies displace old technologies only when they are economically viable. You will always have some early adopters who have money to burn, but the vast majority of people make decisions with their wallet.

pseudocultist t1_j9cd20f wrote on February 20, 2023 at 9:59 PM

Education take a little time. The idea of a 500% efficient system is a little foreign to people but when they realize what it means, of course they want it.

Wind_Yer_Neck_In t1_j9kjiy8 wrote on February 22, 2023 at 5:33 PM

Yep, my neighbors just got solar panels installed and a battery storage to charge their electric car. It's not that they're super green or anything, it's that we're in the UK and power has gotten a lot more expensive and the tech is cheaper every year. A few grand now and they'll have nearly free EV running costs for the foreseeable future.