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Perhaps, but anecdotally my electricity and gas bills have been much higher since I've been working at home - YMMV of course
by bennyp101 5y ago
Perhaps, but anecdotally my electricity and gas bills have been much higher since I've been working at home - YMMV of course
- Retric 5y agoThe question is the relative amount of electrify and gas used at home vs the office plus commute. Running the same computer at home or the office clearly is irrelevant for the environment.
- bennyp101 5y agoIs it though? Maybe my office uses an electricity supplier who charges a bit more, but uses as much renewable as possible, but at home my supplier doesn’t use any renewable, but is cheaper There are just too many factors involved to make a fair comparison - especially across countries
- Retric 5y agoThere is no such thing as a “green” electricity supplier in practice. It’s the same power plants connected to the same grid. Unused solar power isn’t going to be wasted in favor of gas turbines.
- ghaff 5y agoI'm sure it varies by the house/apartment. I don't really see a difference in electricity unless I'm traveling for an extended period but I have very limited AC which I don't use much. As for heat, the difference associated with dropping the temperature maybe 10 degrees F for 8 hours a day doesn't add up to a lot.