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Re:Cities try to phase out gas stoves but cooks are pushing ... by sokoloff on Monday July 19, 2021 @03:28AM (#27880077)
> Burning at the house is thermodynamically much more efficient (and by extension much more green) than burning at a plant for resistive heating at the house.

Which is why almost no houses in heating-dominated climates use primarily resistance heating.

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Re:Cities try to phase out gas stoves but cooks are pushing ... by efaref on Monday July 19, 2021 @04:11AM (#27880311)
In the UK, pretty much anywhere that uses electric heating will be resistive: either night-time storage heaters or just straight-up electric radiators. Heat pumps are still exceedingly rare.
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