The Impact Of Heat Pumps On Electricity Demand
DECEMBER 22, 2023
tags: heat pumps
By Paul Homewood
Following on from the post about heat pumps, I thought I would have a look at their impact on electricity demand.
My analysis reckoned on a typical household consumption of 3857 KWh with a heat pump. If we assume that they will only be used for heating for six months every year, that equates to 643 KWh a month, or 21 KWh a day.
At the coldest times of year, that average will increase substantially, so we could well be looking at 30 KWh a day then, since the heat pump will have to work much harder.
Although heat pumps are designed to provide low level heat continuously, I suspect that many will turn them off at night because it is too warm to sleep. We usually have our bedroom windows open all winter at night!
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