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Re:Porsche's Idea for a Six-Stroke Internal Combustion Engin... by thebruce87m on Saturday September 21, 2024 @05:52AM (#41608832)
It will take a long, long time to move to heat pumps for heating the majority of homes. Last time I looked into it I would have to change all the pipes and radiators in my home. Same with my mums house. The savings would have to be massive to offset the disruption and cost.
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Re:Porsche's Idea for a Six-Stroke Internal Combustion Engin... by hnlmorg on Saturday September 21, 2024 @07:27AM (#41609290)
New houses are being built though. And at an alarming rate in some districts too
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Re:Porsche's Idea for a Six-Stroke Internal Combustion Engin... by thebruce87m on Saturday September 21, 2024 @07:55AM (#41609401)
New houses also have solar, which can offset some of their new load.
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Re:Porsche's Idea for a Six-Stroke Internal Combustion Engin... by hnlmorg on Saturday September 21, 2024 @08:23AM (#41609514)
Sure, but I don’t think it’s as common as you think.

For example, none of the new houses in any of the new estates around me were built with solar panels.

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