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Quantify "way more efficient". How many cubic meters of natural gas do I need to burn to produce a given number of joules of heat at point of use vs. at a power
by imgabe 5y ago
Quantify "way more efficient". How many cubic meters of natural gas do I need to burn to produce a given number of joules of heat at point of use vs. at a power plant?
It's not just transfer losses. The power plant has to heat water to steam, use the steam to turn a turbine. There's losses all along that process vs. directly using the heat where you want to heat something.
- joshuamorton 5y agoAs has been mentioned elsewhere in this thread, until about 0 degrees F, electric heat pumps generate more BTU per watt than burning natural gas in your room. And the power plant is far more efficient at capturing the heat than the furnace in your home or building.