09-29-2023, 12:33 PM
Oh, I know. It took a lot of work, and years, to get certified as a subsistence farm and qualify for all this. I’m leaning towards the batteries this year, too, although it would definitely be nice to have mindless heat in there this year. If I did batteries first, I could pick at the retrofitting for the heat pump over the coming year. I cannot do the heat pump last - the extra solar has to come after the reason it’s needed. Otherwise, I’d add more panels first, because I have uses for more energy anyway. I would use the heat pump if I had the solar to cover it. I would only avoid using it if it was giving me a big electric bill. There are huge increases coming, so I’d rather not use any more power than I’m generating.