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Re:The euro has tumbled near parity to the US dollar by jfim on Monday July 11, 2022 @06:36PM (#32063029)
Most of the houses I've seen in Canada are heated using baseboard heaters, they're not exactly uncommon. Efficiency seems fine, and most of Europe doesn't get as cold as Canada during winter.
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Re:The euro has tumbled near parity to the US dollar by Scoundreller on Monday July 11, 2022 @06:50PM (#32063163)
Where in Canada? Almost everything on the nat gas grid has furnace heating. In the sticks you’ll have wood biomass, propane or kerosene heat.

Anyone using electric baseboards is getting highly subsidized electricity because any other energy source is cheaper.

Only place I saw baseboard heating was in school portables.

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Re:The euro has tumbled near parity to the US dollar by jfim on Monday July 11, 2022 @07:00PM (#32063268)
Québec. Then again that might be because of the low electricity prices there.
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Re:The euro has tumbled near parity to the US dollar by 8note on Monday July 11, 2022 @07:31PM (#32063550)
BC too. I imagine it goes hand in hand with hydro
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Re:The euro has tumbled near parity to the US dollar by ricardobeat on Monday July 11, 2022 @08:46PM (#32064185)
I'm standing on floor heating at this very moment (off, of course). It uses district heating / hot water, which could be heated by any kind of energy source, including nuclear.
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