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Gas is at risk of cut off this winter. Electric heating will be the primary source if that happens. > In late June, after Russia reduced supplies by 60%, Berli
by systemvoltage 4y ago
Gas is at risk of cut off this winter. Electric heating will be the primary source if that happens.
> In late June, after Russia reduced supplies by 60%, Berlin
triggered the second stage of its national gas emergency plan — one step away from gas rationing.
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2022/07/18/a-german-gas-crisis-will-cause-jitters-across-europe/ https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2022/07/18/a...
- adrianN 4y agoElectrical heating is impossible. There is neither sufficient generation, nor sufficient grid capacity, so matter how many of the nuclear plants we had we keep running. Even in a mostly-nuclear grid like France's you just don't have the spare capacity lying around to replace fossil fuels for heating in a year.
- modo_mario 4y agoHeating homes with conventional electric heatpumps is a pipe dream but underground heat pumps which are getting more common can be really efficient no?