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Yeah, that depends on your situation... I recently got into a discussion with someone complaining how her heating bill doubled in a year, so she has to skimp on
by BlueTemplar 4y ago
Yeah, that depends on your situation... I recently got into a discussion with someone complaining how her heating bill doubled in a year, so she has to skimp on heating or cooking because she cannot afford it any more.
She has gas heating, while I have electric (which got something like +75%, but starting from a lower baseline), and I don't even have a heat pump !
But then my insulation is average (and I haven't even started heating yet, though to be fair should have for at least one week, this winter is insanely warm so far), while hers is supposedly very bad, probably one of those apartments who have been recently announced will be illegal to rent soon.
And she got furthermore protected by the government which froze gas prices - someone will have to eventually pay those ×5-×10 bills !
In the medium-long term, methane is probably less viable than electricity, which is easier to transport and can come from a variety of sources including 60% efficient gas turbines.
- bfeynman 4y agoI agree with last point, and you can see some effects of that now where they are no longer building underground gas lines and such for full new constructions and developments in some places. However, aging and unreliable infrastructure which will never be replaced until it's completely destroyed will mean that nat gas will stick around for a long time.