ᐅ Heat Pump Tariff & Blocked Hours – Requesting Opinions

Hello,

In my neighborhood, heat pumps are gradually failing. One common reason mentioned is the shutdown periods during which heat pumps practically come to a complete stop.

One neighbor has now switched from peak/off-peak tariffs to a regular household electricity tariff without any shutdown periods.

What do you think about this? How are the electricity conditions where you live, is it worth switching? The heat pump tariffs don’t seem significantly cheaper when I look closely.

HilfeHilfe schrieb:

What do you think about this? How are the electricity conditions, is it worth switching?

In my area, I have been running my heat pump on household electricity for ten years.
Overall, it is significantly cheaper than a special tariff with a second meter. The electricity currently costs 25.9 cents per kWh.

nordanney schrieb:

Here in my area, I have been running the heat pump on the regular household electricity for ten years. Overall, it is considerably cheaper than a special tariff with a second meter. The electricity currently costs 25.9 cents per kWh.

Hmm, so it’s worth considering, or is it mandatory to use the high-rate / low-rate meter?

It depends. For the plot of land, there is no obligation. If you have received a subsidy for the heat pump and are required to prove its efficiency, and the heat pump does not have an integrated meter, then you will need a second meter. However, this should be the absolute exception.

Is the outage even noticeable? For new systems, a throttling of 2 times 2 hours per day is allowed. Older systems have a complete shutdown.

When I think back to the early days of our pilot facility, it took more than 2 hours in winter before it was noticeable.

haydee schrieb:

Is the outage noticeable at all?

Not in new builds. Yes, the heat pump uses more electricity when it restarts after two hours, but I consider this negligible.