Energy conservation on steroid - no air conditioning or heating for 6 months in New England

7/11/2018

Smart home management plus a bit will can survive heat waves in New England and cold weather easily for 6 months in a row.

Heating can be completely stopped by middle April in Eastern Massachusetts reducing a two-floor home's electricity bill to less than $70 (< 500 KWH) through late October.  This requires good insulation, smart management of energy efficient windows, skylights to allow radiation in during the day and prevent radiation out at night.

 

One can survive heat waves in New England easily with smart home management.  The Atlantic Ocean is a giant air conditioner., so is is relatively cool at night in coastal areas. 

  • Install high energy efficient windows such as those from Power Home Remodeling.
  • Open all windows at night to cool the home as much as possible.
  • Close all windows when the outdoor temperature exceeds the indoor temperature.
  • Minimize cooking.

 2018

Heat pump off April 21 - October 21

Time Temperature (° C) Dew Point (° C) Humidity (%) Wind Speed (mph) Pressure (Hg) Precipation (in)
Jul
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Max Avg Min
33 27 21
26 23 20
36 28 22
32 27 22
34 27 21
29 23 17
24 18 12
27 19 12
32 24 17
33 26 18
23 19 16
0 0 0
Max Avg Min
24 21 19
21 20 19
25 23 20
22 18 16
24 21 18
24 21 8
11 9 8
15 12 9
18 14 11
20 17 15
18 15 12
0 0 0
Max Avg Min
90 - 57
96 - 71
91 - 50
82 - 40
93 - 53
97 - 52
77 - 39
93 - 38
78 - 36
87 - 35
90 - 49
0 - 0
Max Avg Min
23 - 0
19 - 0
14 - 0
16 - 0
27 - 0
29 - 10
19 - 0
19 - 0
24 - 6
16 - 6
23 - 0
0 - 0
Max Avg Min
1018 - 1013
1019 - 1017
1022 - 1019
1026 - 1022
1025 - 1017
1020 - 1011
1026 - 1021
1028 - 1023
1023 - 1014
1014 - 1008
1016 - 1010
0 - 0
Max Avg Min
- 0.00 -
- 0.00 -
- 0.00 -
- 0.00 -
- 0.00 -
- 11.94 -
- 0.00 -
- 0.00 -
- 0.00 -
- 1.78 -
- 0.00 -
- 0.00 -