> that argument is completely inapplicable to things like power plants Actually, it's not unheard of for waste heat from power plants to be used as residential

> that argument is completely inapplicable to things like power plants Actually, it's not unheard of for waste heat from power plants to be used as residential heating. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cogeneration https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cogeneration Some of the nordic countries use local power plants to create municipal steam for heating homes, I believe.