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"heating: 67°F should be fine in winter. replace by natural gas where possible." Replacing electric heating with natural gas isn't really valid as a long-term
by Reason077 9y ago
"heating: 67°F should be fine in winter. replace by natural gas where possible."
Replacing electric heating with natural gas isn't really valid as a long-term carbon solution. Certainly it's more efficient than using electricity produced from fossil sources, but it won't benefit from future grid improvements/decarbonisation. Heat pumps can deliver efficiency/cost comparable to gas in many countries.
Natural Gas heating is very common in the UK, but we're going to have to get rid of it eventually to meet climate goals.
The very low cost of gas also encourages people to burn more of it and overheat their homes (not uncommon to see flats with the boiler running and the windows simultaneously open for ventilation!). If we were thinking long-term, as you said, we're better off investing in better insulation and ventilation (MVHR).