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    Default Re: Is Solar still cost efficient in Ontario?

    Does this add up?

    .75 Hp = .56kWh
    @.80% efficiency = .45kWh
    to run the pump for 8 hours at peak time is 0.45kWh * 10c * 8h = 36 cents?

    Gas
    79 to 86 =7F
    1 BTU is required to raise 1 pound of water by 1F
    lets assume 1 gallon weighs 8 pounds
    To raise the temperature of 10,000 gallons of water by 7F requires
    10,000 * 8 * 7 = 560 000 BTU

    1 cubic meter of gas contains 36267 BTU and costs 20 cents.
    assuming 80% efficiency, therefore 29000 BTU at 20 cents.
    560,000/29,000=19.31 19.31*.2=$3.86

    So to heat with gas will cost approx. $4 dollar, what my solar panels can do in 8 hours for 36 cents, does this add up?
    Last edited by BigSplash; 06-07-2011 at 10:25 PM.
    I.G. Vinyl Pool 12' by 24' approx 10,000 gal, Hayward Sand Filter, 3/4 HP Hayward Super Pump, Hayward Aqua Rite Salt Generator, T-15 Cell.

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