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> Resistive heat has efficiency ~1 It does if you only consider the efficiency of the electricity -> heat conversion, but electricity generation itself is ofte
by nicoburns 5y ago
> Resistive heat has efficiency ~1
It does if you only consider the efficiency of the electricity -> heat conversion, but electricity generation itself is often not that efficient. It can be a lot more efficient to go fuel -> heat than fuel -> electricity -> heat.