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Originally Posted by Wendigo
I'd rather use LEDs than CFL:s but those still have weak and rather cold light compared to almost any other light source. We've tried to replace all our lights with energy saving variants. The thing though is that when you're heating your house with electricity (and wood but we still use some 8000 kWh each year for heating) it really doesn't make that much difference, especially in winter.
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you really should consider geothermal heat pump. in ideal condition the system can be 12:1 effective(one watt of electricity produces 12watts of heat). its a big investment(depends how big your house is ofc but upwards from 8000€ here in Finland, depends if you use drill hole or surface loop, how long the loop is etc) but if you are using direct electric now it pays itself quite quickly. word of warning; dont go cheap and try to extract too much heat from too little land area(use too short loop) or you might cause your yard to go PERMAFROST
or if there is district heating in your area?(that is the most hassle free system. our house and our hot water is heated by waste heat from natural gas power station) wood pellet systems available? anything but direct electricity or oil!!!