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** ''Buildings'' sector: Most fossil fuel use is for heating. While it's true that electric heat pumps ''could'' be more efficient, the majority of heating is in locations/seasons too cold for any efficiency gain for heat pumps.
** ''Buildings'' sector: Most fossil fuel use is for heating. While it's true that electric heat pumps ''could'' be more efficient, the majority of heating is in locations/seasons too cold for any efficiency gain for heat pumps.
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The "quick estimate" could be an ''over''estimate if...
The estimate could be an ''over''estimate if...
* increased heat pump usage, cold weather heat pump breakthrough
* increased heat pump usage, cold weather heat pump breakthrough
The "quick estimate" could be an ''under''estimate if...
The estimate could be an ''under''estimate if...
* energy storage losses become significant
* energy storage losses become significant
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