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Being able to shut down existing gas power plants should free up a lot of gas for home heating.
by mmaurizi 4y ago
Being able to shut down existing gas power plants should free up a lot of gas for home heating.
- 29083011397778 4y agoHeat pumps are between 2 (worst case scenario) and 5 times more efficient for heating than burning the natural gas directly - and that includes transmission and generation losses. Unless natural gas, due to the reduced demand, falls to between 20 and 50% of the price of electricity, heat pumps are still cheaper long-term - and provide AC in the summer!