"Get a rack stupid" -his insurance agent

Middleboro center just got a new coffee shop last year and it's pretty popular. I don't think that would be a good location for another one.

Finally proper Massachusetts snow

Dude, $1000/month is insane.

I have an induction range, electric dryer, an EV, and a heat pump system that was installed in 2016 that has been heating my 2000 sq ft house all winter. December and January’s bills were ~$370. I do have solar, but those panels really don’t produce a lot in the winter. I think I had slightly under 400 kWhrs for my 6kW system for December. I have an oil boiler also for hot water that I’ve been forgoing for heat this year due to oil prices.

I would target your insulation and windows first and foremost, assuming your costs are coming from heating primarily, and you’re not running crypto mining rigs or grow lamps 24/7. If you have bad insulation/windows, you’re literally just burning away your money as heat leaks out of your house. If it’s an old house with old windows, there might not be any insulation in the walls at all, and single-pane windows are very drafty and inefficient.

A heat pump upgrade might be next on the list. I’d really question that estimate. Mine was $16k (ductless mini split, 4 zones) when it was installed in ‘16.

I’m kind of thinking you might have municipal power since you’re not eligible for MassSave. If that’s the case, you might be out of luck with switching suppliers (I’m not sure how muni electricity works). If you can switch suppliers, that’s something that you can do right now to potentially reduce your electricity bill by a large amount. If your town has a community aggregate supplier, you definitely want to sign up for that.

I would put solar at the bottom of the list. Solar’s great; I have a 6 kW system myself. But what you produce in the winter is not going to come close to substantial offsetting a bill like that. For $1000, I would guess that your consumption is around 2-3 MWhrs or more. Like I said, my 6 kW system produces a measly 300-500 kWhrs during winter months.

Finally, with bills like that, it might even warrant a call to your electric company to see what’s going on, and to make sure that you don’t have a faulty meter or are a victim of electricity theft. You could flip off your breaker and observe the meter. If it’s still moving with the master breaker off, something shady is going on.

Is the trail icy?

Have you considered installing a wood or wood pellet stove? We had issues with MassSave too and now our wood pellet stove cranks and does a great job with our main living spaces (minus bedroom).

Actually you should tell them your lights keep getting really bright and then dim. Flicking is a loose leg(low priority), dimming is a loose neutral, big fire hazard. They'll move you up the list because they're liable and they don't like to pay. I work for Evilcorp electric. :)

I’m just going to chime in and make sure you’re getting one under the price cap. From what I understand, the 5-seater version is not considered an SUV by the IRS, so the price cap is $55,000 which means the Performance model does not qualify and watch out if you’re adding options to the LR to not go over $55k.

It really depends. I’m fortunate to have a community aggregate program, and after doing the actual math, oil needs to be below $3/gal for it to be cheaper than running the heat pump on my current electricity rates. Right now, it’s going for roughly $4/gal, so it’s not even close.

My heat pump isn’t new, but it’s not old either (installed in 2016). It’s a power hog under ~20F, but I think it’s still cheaper than burning oil at these rates.

My advice-don’t do it unless you plan on being the staff and being broke.

There’s so little margin and hiring is next to impossible.

You guys have a bagel shop right down town next to a breakfast restaurant…

Cool. Yeah my electricity is way below those figures..... Also propane averages in Mass are way way higher than $2.5. My last delivery (which I am hoping I literally my last ever) was over $4. And with climate change sadly -15F is pretty rare indeed.

Thanks Bud. Not sure how good it looks on phone but on computer it's so detailed.

Get the fuck over yourself. Making more than twice the median household income by yourself isn't poor.

That's exactly what poor people think.

3412 btu/kwh x 1.7 COP = 5,800 btus.

oil at $4 /gal: 138,700 btus * 80% boiler efficiency = 110,960 btu's (19.1 kwh of heat pump). electricity needs to be at 21 cents/kwh to be equal to $4 oil if outside is @ -15°F

propane at $2.5 /gal: 91,700 btus * 80% boiler efficiency = 73,360 btu's (12.6 kwh of heat pump). electricity needs to be at 20 cents /kwh to be equal to $2.50 propane if outside is -15°F

all depends on the rate but also it's typically not that cold out so the math changes with increased efficiency

I can qualify cuz I’m poor.

So I might no enroll their discount program. Thanks for sharing with me

+1. go to energysage to get more local quotes. buy and don't lease. ask for cash prices for apples to apples comparisons

yeah, try not to let it go down that low, burst pipes are a much bigger pain

spectacular picture!

150k a year isn't poor. Get the fuck over yourself.

https://www.kiplinger.com/taxes/605081/ev-tax-credit-inflation-reduction-act-2022-changes there are income limits for the credit listed here. As you can see, the credit is only for poor people as I wrote

There is a dark cloud that sits over Fitchburg. Been that way as long as I can remember.

I just moved to Leominster from Watertown about 3 years ago now. I have no complaints. I love my house, neighborhood, and access to halfway decent restaurants. Also getting back to Boston is not that difficult, just depends on what time of day.