| ▲ | ragebol 4 hours ago | ||||||||||||||||
I do and have one actually. I have no idea if a kWh of compute could be worth more than eg. a kWh/(heat pump COP) though. Probably not... | |||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | Sohcahtoa82 3 hours ago | parent [-] | ||||||||||||||||
My understanding is that for most residential heat pumps, the temperature needed to make the heat pump less efficient than resistive heating is so low that it enters a range that the pump doesn't even work anymore. However, that's only a measure of efficiency. It could still be that the throughput isn't enough. A 30 kW resistive heater can ALWAYS output 30 kW of heat. But my 7 kW heat pump could produce anywhere from 14 to 30 kW depending on outside temperature. | |||||||||||||||||
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