@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-square297fedilinkarrow-up1863arrow-down112file-text
arrow-up1851arrow-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.com@Critical_Insight@feddit.uk to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish • edit-26 months agomessage-square297fedilinkfile-text
That massive spike of 50c/kWh at the left looks tiny compared to today even though that’s already insanely expensive
minus-square@Critical_Insight@feddit.ukOPlinkfedilinkEnglish8•edit-26 months agoPolyurethane is better insulator, doesn’t absorb moisture and doesn’t require a vapor barrier but is also much more expensive. It’s what I insulated my shed with so that I can let it get cold if need be and will not have moisture problems later.
minus-square@doctorcrimsonlinkEnglish2•6 months agoI always underestimate oil biproducts in the market, but maybe that is the play.
minus-square@BastingChemina@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglish1•6 months agoIf available in your area, Wood fibre is often a better option than mineral wool.
minus-square@BastingChemina@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglish2•6 months agoWood fiber will burn slowly without any toxic fume. Its not perfect but better than most oil derived products.
Calls on Foam and Mineral Wool?
Polyurethane is better insulator, doesn’t absorb moisture and doesn’t require a vapor barrier but is also much more expensive. It’s what I insulated my shed with so that I can let it get cold if need be and will not have moisture problems later.
I always underestimate oil biproducts in the market, but maybe that is the play.
If available in your area, Wood fibre is often a better option than mineral wool.
Wouldn’t that be a fire hazard?
Wood fiber will burn slowly without any toxic fume. Its not perfect but better than most oil derived products.