<font><font face="verdana,sans-serif">What I would like to see here is a good dis<font>cussion on the merits of using a minisplit<font>. We use wood for heating primarily (backed up by radiant floor heated by a gas fired <font>DHW)</font>, but as we age, the idea of a mini-split possibility is intr<font>iguing. <br>
<br>That said, as to your point, Clarke:<br><br></font></font></font>Kansans, in spite of a history of real progressiveness, have really reverted to <font>a shameful point of view. On that I totally agree. We live in a rural area that buys its electricity from a larger nearby source; we obviously pay a surcharge for this. Moreover, in their greater wisdom, our local supp<font>lier</font>, a coop, charges more for people like us who use less. The more you use, the cheaper it is---- go figure. There is a certain amount of backward thinking here. <br>
<br><font>A <font>USG site says this:<br></font></font></font></font></font><br><i>Nebraska is the only state that generates electricity entirely by publicly-owned power
systems. As of 2010, the statewide average price for all sectors from all electric utilities is the
ninth-lowest rate in the country, based on the latest federal figures. Nationally, electricity costs
31 percent more than it does in Nebraska. Across all sectors, Hawaii has the highest electricity rate
(25 cents), and Wyoming has the lowest electricity rate (6.20 cents).---National average is 9.83.</i><br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 9:52 PM, Clarke Olsen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:colsen@fairpoint.net" target="_blank">colsen@fairpoint.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Perhaps Kansians are being taxed for not believing in evolution. <br><div>
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<br><div><div><div class="h5"><div>On Nov 7, 2012, at 10:39 PM, Sacie Lambertson wrote:</div><br></div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div class="h5"><font><font face="verdana,sans-serif">Interesting series about changing out oil broiler for <font>a minisplit here:<br>
<br><font><a href="http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/guest-blogs/installing-ductless-minisplit-system" target="_blank">http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/guest-blogs/installing-ductless-minisplit-system</a><br>
<br><a href="http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/guest-blogs/living-point-source-heat?utm_source=email&utm_medium=eletter&utm_content=20121107-home-energy&utm_campaign=green-building-advisor-eletter" target="_blank">http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/guest-blogs/living-point-source-heat?utm_source=email&utm_medium=eletter&utm_content=20121107-home-energy&utm_campaign=green-building-advisor-eletter</a><font></font><br>
<br><font>The cost of electricity on Martha's Vineyard where Marc is located is 6.8 cent<font>s/<font>k<font>Wh. Would be nice; here in NE Kansas, our <font>base cost is <font>13 <font>cents/kWh. Makes a big difference were one to consider installing a minisplit.<br>
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