In The Netherlands, more than 90% of all homes is heated using natural gas. Part of that is historical, but also cooking on natural gas was for a long time the

In The Netherlands, more than 90% of all homes is heated using natural gas. Part of that is historical, but also cooking on natural gas was for a long time the best solution. So if you run natural gas to every home anyhow, there is little reason to have a separate hot water distribution system.