Re:Rooms can be as bright as the outdoors
by basilgohar on Thursday November 28, 2019 @10:46PM
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But incandescent light bulbs are a terrible heat source from an efficiency perspective. You're losing an incredible amount from the power plant, to the transmission, and pretty much everything else. Once it arrives, yes, the energy gets converted nearly 100% to heat eventually, mostly in your proximity. But a heat pump or even gas heating is far more efficient if the goal is to get heat.
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Re:Rooms can be as bright as the outdoors
by woah on Thursday November 28, 2019 @10:54PM
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If you have electric heating anyway, it makes no difference. You’re right that a heat pump would be better, but for many people it isn’t an option.
Re:Rooms can be as bright as the outdoors
by seltzered_ on Thursday November 28, 2019 @11:12PM
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If you read the article, the author is focusing on the scenario heating a person while sitting at their desk, not the entire room.
In those cases you could argue the methods he prescribes are more efficient, though not practical for times where you want to heat up a whole room or home.