Critical_Insight@feddit.uk to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-26 months agoPrice of electricity in Finland peaks at 2.35€/kWh today. Keeping my tiny granny cottage warm costs me over 50 euros for a single day. It's negative 25C (-13F) outside.i.imgur.comimagemessage-square287fedilinkarrow-up1843arrow-down112file-text
arrow-up1831arrow-down1imagePrice of electricity in Finland peaks at 2.35€/kWh today. Keeping my tiny granny cottage warm costs me over 50 euros for a single day. It's negative 25C (-13F) outside.i.imgur.comCritical_Insight@feddit.uk to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-26 months agomessage-square287fedilinkfile-text
That massive spike of 50c/kWh at the left looks tiny compared to today even though that’s already insanely expensive
minus-squarechitak166@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down10·edit-26 months agoGet her a space heater, you won’t even notice the difference in your bill. I recommend getting one that blows air instead of one that just heats oil. I’ve used both types, and the one that blows air is way more effective.
minus-squareCritical_Insight@feddit.ukOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·6 months agoStaying warm is not the issue. It’s the price for that comfort. Running a 1kW space heater for 24 hours at yesterday’s prices would have cost a little over 26 euros.
minus-squarechitak166@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down10·6 months agoNo, I’m talking from experience. It’s the difference between an additional $5 and $70 in my electric bill every month.
Get her a space heater, you won’t even notice the difference in your bill.
I recommend getting one that blows air instead of one that just heats oil. I’ve used both types, and the one that blows air is way more effective.
Staying warm is not the issue. It’s the price for that comfort. Running a 1kW space heater for 24 hours at yesterday’s prices would have cost a little over 26 euros.
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No, I’m talking from experience.
It’s the difference between an additional $5 and $70 in my electric bill every month.