Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 16 days agoHeat pumps continue to push fossil fuels out of Canadian homes440megatonnes.caexternal-linkmessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkHeat pumps continue to push fossil fuels out of Canadian homes440megatonnes.caSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 16 days agomessage-square69fedilink
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-216 days agoI mean, a resistive electric heater is still (“just”) 100% efficient.
minus-squareexasperation@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·16 days agoYeah but if some direct combustion of a fossil fuel is cheaper than electricity, then the actual dollars per unit heat will be cheaper with a fossil fuel source.
I mean, a resistive electric heater is still (“just”) 100% efficient.
Yeah but if some direct combustion of a fossil fuel is cheaper than electricity, then the actual dollars per unit heat will be cheaper with a fossil fuel source.