Comment on Oxford study proves heat pumps triumph over fossil fuels in the cold

• CountVon@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Was there any specifig brand/seer rating restriction with the GHGrant?

  It’s more complicated than that. The major components of the system all have to be qualified for the rebate, down to the component model numbers. There’s a lookup tool to see which model numbers qualify. For a hybrid setup like mine, there are three parts:

  • Outside model number: this is the actual heat pump component that gets installed outside
  • Inside model number: this is the condenser coil that gets installed on top of the furnace
  • Furnace model number: this is the model number of the furnace itself

  A ductless system would only have two part numbers involved, the outside heat pump unit and the inside wall unit. No furnace for a ductless system of course.

  Every HVAC company I talked to was pretty knowledgeable about the GH program, so if you tell them you’re an applicant for the program then they should put together a quote that qualifies. Multiple HVAC reps advised me to make sure that all rebate-covered part numbers were listed clearly on the invoice. Apparently if that info is missing it can derail the rebate until the invoice is updated with full info.

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  • ikidd@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That’s a useful tool, thanks for linking that. How much did your hybrid system end up costing?

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    • CountVon@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      The total install was $12k. I also did another 1k in retrofits under the Greener Homes program, but I did the Greener Homes loan as well. I had to outlay the $13k up front, but then I got all of that back in a 10-year, 0% interest loan, plus $5600 in rebates on top ($5k for the heat pump, $600 for the furnace). The loan processing company debits my account $110 a month, which is low enough that it doesn’t really sting.

      I debated doing solar as well, since the Greener Homes loan goes up to $40k. Solar would gave easily soaked up the remaining $25k available in the loan. My roof isn’t ideal for solar though, and I didn’t want to triple the loan’s monthly payments for a solar install that wouldn’t have paid for itself over time.

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      • ikidd@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        TY. I’m considering solar as I picked up 2 pallets of panels for our farm, and I don’t need all of them there. I assume there’s all sort of permit issues in the city for that though, so I might just skip it.

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