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Re:Rendering on the Apple M1 Max Chip by yxhuvud on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @10:47AM (#29001081)
> Electric heating converts practically all energy into heat

No, not even close. There are huge losses in electricity production and transmission.

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Re:Rendering on the Apple M1 Max Chip by authorityofnil on Thursday October 28, 2021 @11:31AM (#29027272)
Which is why I covered them in my comment about CHP, which recoups a large portion of those "losses". Either way other power sources also require logistic challenges and/or big equipment installs to use, so it isn't exactly 1:1 comparison.
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