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It's simply due to cost. Heat is typically cheaper than electricity, but only because we use heat to generate electricity with some losses.
by yetihehe 6y ago
It's simply due to cost. Heat is typically cheaper than electricity, but only because we use heat to generate electricity with some losses.
- jmelloy 6y agoAnd also because externalities aren't priced in, like carbon amounts.
- namibj 6y agoFor industrial-scale methane/coal burning, sequestering 90% or maybe even more of the CO2 is still a lot cheaper than using electricity. Don't get me wrong: it costs around 10% of the thermal load in electricity (technically, driveshaft power for turbomachinery).