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Elephant Energy, whose customers include the Fredricksons, works with homeowners and contractors to design and install systems to switch household appliances from being powered by natural gas to electricity. That can mean installing heat pumps, a heat pump water heater or an induction cooking stove.
Starting Jan. 1, tax credits of up to $2,000 on heat pumps for heating and cooling and heat pump water heaters will be available. The federal law has tax credits for rooftop solar, battery storage and weatherization.
In September, Xcel Energy-Colorado said wholesale prices were at a 15-year high. The Colorado Public Utilities Commission recently approved fuel-price adjustments for utilities, increases that are passed through to customers. In October, the PUC approved a $64.2 million natural gas revenue increase in October for Xcel.
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration show the price of natural gas delivered to Colorado households in October were more than double what they were in October 2020. The agency expects households to see costs jump on average by 22% nationwide this winter because of higher fuel costs and colder temperatures.
Gas prices can be volatile, but for more than a decade they were fairly low and stable, said Mike Henchen, a principal with the carbon-free buildings program at RMI, formerly the Rocky Mountain Institute.
Heat pumps designed specifically for colder climates can save homeowners roughly $460 a year, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. They can deliver up to three times more heat energy to a home than the electrical energy consumed, the DOE said.
Carbon Switch, which produces research and guides on electrifying homes, said a heat pump capitalizes on a law of nature: hot wants to move to cold. Fluid refrigerant in coils in a unit outside the house absorbs and releases the heat. An inside air-handling unit moves the air.
Although operating costs are less for a heat pump, the upfront costs are another matter. A survey by Carbon Switch said installing a heat pump can range from $3,500 to $20,000, depending on the size of the home.
Starting Jan. 1, a new state law will allow people who buy a heat pump a 10% state income tax credit. The same law exempts the pumps from sale and use taxes. Another law supports grant programs to help local and state agencies install electric heating equipment and electrify several buildings in a neighborhood.
Homeowners might be trying to cut costs and their carbon footprints. Utilities and state and local governments are trying to keep on track to meet greenhouse-gas reduction goals laid out in state law and the Colorado Greenhouse Gas Pollution Reduction Roadmap.
Buildings contribute to greenhouse-gas emissions in three main ways, said Henchen of RMI: the direct use of fossil fuels in the buildings; the use of fossil fuels to generate the electricity to power the buildings; and the emissions associated with the concrete, steel and other building materials.
A state law requires local governments updating their building codes to adopt standards to make new buildings more energy efficient and less polluting. When local codes are updated, new buildings will have to able to accommodate solar energy and electrification.
If you have ever or are currently looking into getting a new Mitsubishi heating system you have more then likely been asked whether you want the standard mitsubishi ductless system, or the hyper-heat mitsubishi ductless system.
For example, hyper-heat systems perform much, much better in colder temperatures. They also come with an on-demand defrost system and the hyper heats are energy star certified whereas some of the standard Mitsubishi ductless systems are not.
It is our goal that by the end of this article you have a better understanding of the differences between the two types of systems. Ultimately making it easier for you to make an informed decision when you decide to purchase a new heating system
This means that your unit will be in defrost more often, but it also means that the unit will be able to run more efficiently and consistently because it takes less time to start heating again after a defrost cycle.
What this means is that anytime it gets 40 or below your system may need to defrost, so even if your local climate does not get extreme cold very often, the defrost system of your heat pump is still important.
As we have highlighted throughout this article the biggest differences between standard Mitsubishi ductless systems and hyper-heat Mitsubishi ductless systems are their ability to perform in extreme cold, how the defrost system works and the Energy Star rating.
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What is your actually calculated heat load? The units seem at least a bit oversized if I use my house as a reference. I'm in Gatineau, zone 6 as well, with a house that is less well insulated and my heat load from gas use is at about 34 000 btu for a 4000 square feet house, 2700 on the main and upper floors. I have half my windows as triple pane and one wall insulated to R30. I would expect your house to be below mine in heat requirement.
I know it must have been a headache to come up with a plan that seems all set to be put in action, but I would look at ducted mini splits if you are willing to explore other options. They modulate a lot more than the central heat pumps you're looking into, which would make them more comfortable especially in shoulder seasons. They probably will not be more expensive than your current quotes. Is the total cost before or after taxes?
Do you have the actual model number of both units? I get more than 300 hits on the XV19 on neep's website. They all have pretty minimal modulation, but it would be helpful to know which one to look for.
I don't know the modulation of the Mitsubishi unit either. Of note, the Quebec government gives a higher rebate to Mitsubishi over the Trane unit (and that is based on BTU output at -8C), meaning that even though the Mitsu is a smaller output unit, it is putting out more heat at -8C than Trane. Interesting...
It does modulate, but the max output goes up by a large amount with increasing temperature. So at -8, the minimum output (24 000 btu) is already way above your heating needs, same at 8 degrees (17 000 btu min.). Even if it modulates then, it will operate like a one stage unit.
It might not matter much to you though, it's really a question of preference and it depends on what was your previous heating system. If you're used to a one stage unit and found it fine, just your increased insulation and the small amount of modulation in cold/very cold temps will do the trick. I'm sure you can find better for the money you're spending though.
You said your design does not allow for mini splits. I'm assuming you are referring to ductless heads, as I don't see how you could accomodate a centrally ducted heat pump, but not a slim or mid static unit. Have you looked into the fujitsu/mitsubishi/carrier/midea slim ducted units at all?
Curious to know who you spoke to at Mitsubishi about them coming out with a zoning system. I am in Ontario and am looking to install a similar system. I just received my quote for a Daikin system $40-43k. The Daikin life can support multiple zones but is not as good in the good as their Daikin Aurora or Mitsubishi Zuba hyper heat.
Hi,
The installer spoke to someone at Mitsubishi Canada and he relayed this to me. It was in response to my question for having two zones (one upstairs, one downstairs). That's all I know about it and I would buy Mitsubishi unit set up for manual zoning, with the possibility of retrofitting later.
As for ERV, why upgrade to Renewaire EV Premium? I know it has an ECM motor but is this attractive for energy savings? The EV200 is right size for my house and I kind of like it's 'on or off' as it will make commissioning and balancing easier. I will have Panasonic bath fans installed so I don't need a boost function or anything out of the ERV or anything fancy. Am I missing anything?
I don't have any specific comment on Trane vs. Mitsubishi... I just wanted to share my experience with Trane zoning. I have the XV18 heat pump & TAM9 air handler with the Trane zoning system, and it is outstanding. Vastly exceeded expectations. I have 4 zones (three zones on the 2nd floor of my house, one zone on the 3rd floor), and it easily maintains all of them to within 1 degree of the setpoint, even if the setpoints are different by 3 or 4 degrees. For example, attic setpoint 78, master bedroom 73, and secondary bedrooms 75? Yep, keeps them all within 1 degree of the setpoint. And often it's even better than 1 degree. For example, in the winter when we have a relatively consistent load... say, it stays 30 degrees more or less all night long. It will actually keep all 4 of the zones within about 0.2 degrees. I might have secondary bedrooms set at 68, and they will stay between 67.7 and 67.9 all night long. (Note: Temperatures measured with SensorPush sensors, so I think they are reasonably accurate.)
What I find works best is to have the ducting and the unit install quoted separately. This will get you much closer to time+materials bid. Just make sure somebody, not your HVAC guy, designs the ducting beforehand.
Fantech units are pretty mid grade and the EV200 is pretty much in the same ballpark. Since this is something that will be running 24/7, you want a unit with ECM blowers and in cold climate it is worth while to pay extra for a higher efficiency unit. I would look at either a Panasonic Intellibalance/VanEE G2400E/Zehnder CA350ERV. The CA350ERV unit by itself is not expensive if you can skip their ducting system.
Akos,
Informative post. Totally, agree having two heat pumps with dedicated outdoor units is a superior option as they modulate better and as you mentioned less duct work. In Ontario, it is required by building code to have a designed heating and cooling system that includes the ductwork layout.