Maine rethinks electric heat

May 22, 2012 | Warmth was coming from two electric heaters, but not the familiar kind that send current through wires. Unlike typical electric baseboards, this technology moves heat rather than creates it. Overall efficiency is greater than 300 percent, and operating costs are a fraction of electric resistance heat. As oil prices have risen, a modern heat pump can warm living space at the equivalent price of $1. 50 a gallon for oil, said Pat Coon, managing partner at ReVision Heat in Portland, which installs alternative heating equipment. A typical system costs between $3,500 and $10,000 installed, said Gerry Chasse, president and chief operating officer of Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. and Maine Public Service Co. If the system is used to offset oil heat, it could repay the investment... This makes heat pumps much cheaper to run than oil or propane boilers, and it eliminates venting, chimneys and annual maintenance. Heating oil was selling for an average of $3. 86 a gallon statewide as of March 19,... Read more »

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