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Re:Ercot nearly at capacity for Texas power grid by _whiteCaps_ on Monday February 15, 2021 @11:42AM (#26144319)
https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/241-heat-pumps-and...

Heat pumps use a small amount of energy to move thermal energy, but it's much more efficient than resistive heat. But if they can't move enough heat, they fall back to resistive heat to top it up.

Re:Ercot nearly at capacity for Texas power grid by TulliusCicero on Monday February 15, 2021 @11:52AM (#26144426)
Ohhhh, interesting. Right, that makes sense.