KENNEBEC JOURNAL • March 13, 2022
Back in the 1980s, electric resistance heat was the most expensive way to heat a house unless it was super insulated. Convenience of operation and maintenance was its main attraction. Science has moved along in the last 30-40 years. Investigate heating (and cooling) with a heat pump. On average, they give you three times the heat for the same dollars’ worth of electricity. Heat pumps can save two-thirds on a resistance-heated house. The saving is a bit less from oil, but that just means it takes a bit longer to pay off the cost of the conversion. After that, it is mostly savings. ~ Harvey Versteeg, Augusta