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Which European countries are majority electric-boiler, out of interest? That claim surprised me, but I'd believe it with some references.
by jka 5y ago
Which European countries are majority electric-boiler, out of interest? That claim surprised me, but I'd believe it with some references.
- GordonS 5y agoHere in the UK, I haven't seen an electric boiler for decades. Most gas boilers have an electric immersion backup for hot water, but that's it.
- yobbo 5y agoIn scandinavia, there exists almost only electric and heat-pump boilers. Denser metropolitan areas have "district heating", which means water-transported heat that can be generated remotely by boilers, but there are also heat-pumps on these networks. For example, buildings can "sell" heat into the network with heat-pumps. Data centers do this.
- jka 5y agoThank you - district heating looks like a great topic to learn more about; I hadn't really considered that the same principles behind feeding back into the (electric) energy grid could apply for thermal energy too.