Energy sustainability consultant Carl Diuvenvorden tells CHSJ News if you have electric baseboard heating, it's going to cost you when the temperature plummets. He advocates the use of heat pumps which are also known as mini splits.
Diuvenvorden says a baseboard heater gives you one unit of heat per unit of electricity whereas with the heat pumps, for each unit of electricity, you will get three or even four units of heat.
Diuvenvorden says his mother, who lives in the northern part of the province, saw her heating bills go down by 50 per cent with the installation of two heat pumps and a few other upgrades. There are upfront costs which some people might find prohibitive depending on your finances.
