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This is called district heating and is not uncommon, some cities in the US have it (it’s used in Manhattan for example) but it’s more popular in Europe and Asia
by projectazorian 4y ago
This is called district heating and is not uncommon, some cities in the US have it (it’s used in Manhattan for example) but it’s more popular in Europe and Asia, especially in Scandinavia and former socialist countries.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_heating https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_heating
- hooverd 4y agoLots of colleges have steam tunnels too. With individual heat pumps you probably lose some efficiency but the source doesn't have to get as hot or as cold. Doing a residential retrofit sounds like herding cats but in somewhere like Phoenix or Tucson the efficiency gains might be worth it.