Snow melting, measured

What it actually costs to keep a driveway clear

SnowWatt works out melt rates, circuit loads and running costs from published manufacturer specifications and public climate and energy data. Every figure here is either cited to its source or marked as ours — and where a manufacturer publishes nothing, we say so instead of filling the gap.

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What snow actually costs you over ten years

Four ways to deal with a driveway, costed side by side from your own area, your zone's snowfall and your own quotes. Two of the four have no published price anywhere — those you supply, and until you do, this leaves them blank rather than guessing.

Heated areasq ftA 20 × 20 ft two-car driveway is 400 sq ft.

Snow zone

Time horizon

Your plow quoteper seasonNo national figure for this exists that is worth quoting, so there is no default. Without it there is no break-even year — only running costs.

Hydronic (boiler) quote and fuel — optional

Installed quotetotal

Gas priceper therm

Boiler efficiency%No default: this swings the hydronic answer more than any other input.

Design condition

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The data behind it

Products on file: 38
Currently sold: 32
Snow zones: 14
Normals period: 1991–2020

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