Originally Posted by
mouse
I am freezing down here in Christchurch. Heaters running flat out. A small fin heater tucked under the desk between my legs. Winter is sure good for increasing electricity demand. With most of the NZ electricity being supplied by renewable generation. Generators look after the maintenance of the generators too.
A major point to remember is that high efficiency normally comes at a higher maintenance cost. Heat Pumps are a good example of this. They need maintenance.
Log Burners need Logs. Which need to be found. And sawn. And stored.
My beef is how I am being charged, in Christchurch, 18 cents a unit for the wire from Twizel to Christchurch. It would almost be cheaper to drive up there and fill the car up with the stuff, batteries you know, and drive back. It cannot cost that much for the wire from Twizel.