Originally Posted by IflareR

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


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