Posted by LJD on December 09, 2011 at 15:58:16 from (67.142.130.35):
In Reply to: Re: Amish heaters posted by Ken Macfarlane on December 09, 2011 at 15:42:36:
Yeah , but that' only part of the complete cycle. Making electricity is inefficient to start with - in the USA. Most in the USA is made by burning coal. If you took that coal and used it directly to heat a house, it is MUCH more efficient then doing it indirectly with an electric heater. Even it that heater is only rated 75% efficient. A non-direct-vented gas heater is near 100% efficient and does not have all the indirect losses that electric-heat has.
To the consumer, I guess cost is what counts. I've yet to live anywhere that electricity makes heat cheaper then coal, gas, propane, or fuel oil. I guess that's going to vary widely depending on where you live. Now Canadian "hydro" may be a different story.
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