Ratepayers with electric heat should be taking advantage of cheaper hydro rates between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. and on weekends to crank up the heat, says Ben Polley of Evolve Builders in Guelph. ( Darren Calabrese / THE CANADIAN PRESS )For years, people have been counselled to turn down their heating at night to save on energy bills. But with hydro prices high in rural areas, homeowners with electric heat should be doing the opposite, says a green building contractor. “I still know people who are setting back their electric baseboard heaters at night,” says Ben Polley of Evolve Builders in Guelph, which specializes in green homes and renovations. “The cost is double a normal hot water heater, but the payback is there after a few years,” he said.

Source: thestar February 11, 2017 01:54 UTC