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==Discussions== | ==Discussions== | ||
* [[Insulate existing buildings]] - sustainability questions | * [[Insulate existing buildings]] - sustainability questions | ||
* [[Can rooftop solar alone provide enough heating?]] - case studies | |||
==Heating types - comparison== | ==Heating types - comparison== | ||
For electricity generated by fossil fuels, | For electricity generated by fossil fuels, | ||
electric heating tends to have a worse carbon footprint than burning fossil fuels directly (such as natural gas | electric heating tends to have a worse carbon footprint than burning fossil fuels directly (such as in a natural gas furnace). | ||
This is because of the losses in | This is because of the losses in | ||
<!--generating & transmitting the electricity--> | <!--generating & transmitting the electricity--> | ||
power | the power plant and power lines. | ||
{{talk|TO DO: Also mention some renewables scenarios where, for example, there's [[hydropower]] but at a limited capacity: Whenever you use more electricity, less hydropower can be exported elsewhere, and so more fossil fuels must be used for someone else's electricity. {{x|Note: There are other cases where this isn't true - especially with wind and solar without enough energy storage.}} If all of this sounds too complicated, it doesn't have to be. Saving energy is just generally a good thing, basically.}} | {{talk|TO DO: Also mention some renewables scenarios where, for example, there's [[hydropower]] but at a limited capacity: Whenever you use more electricity, less hydropower can be exported elsewhere, and so more fossil fuels must be used for someone else's electricity. {{x|Note: There are other cases where this isn't true - especially with wind and solar without enough energy storage.}} If all of this sounds too complicated, it doesn't have to be. Saving energy is just generally a good thing, basically.}} | ||