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Re:Equivalent of 97% of Scotland’s 2020 electricity consumpt... by bluGill on Friday March 26, 2021 @04:41PM (#26596682)
My parents in 1988 put their water heater on an overnight mode. Even with 4 kids taking baths we ran out of hot water twice that I remember (so about once every 5 years), and I can assure you as kid we weren't worried about conservation. 200 gallons (800 liters) of storage turns out to be plenty for all the baths people take in a day.

I know my parents got half price electric for water heating, but I don't know how much they actually saved.

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Re:Equivalent of 97% of Scotland’s 2020 electricity consumpt... by rhodozelia on Friday March 26, 2021 @07:33PM (#26598272)
A 60 gallon tank is considered large around here, so no wonder you had a 200 gal tank if it only heated at night!
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Re:Equivalent of 97% of Scotland’s 2020 electricity consumpt... by bluGill on Saturday March 27, 2021 @09:18AM (#26602075)
The electric company gave us the tanks for free to us to sign up. Though the need for larger tanks to pull this off is important.
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