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gas is also incredibly wasteful. the efficiency of a resistive element stove is in the 80-90% range while for gas, it is in the 20s if you are lucky. most of th
by eldaisfish 3y ago
gas is also incredibly wasteful. the efficiency of a resistive element stove is in the 80-90% range while for gas, it is in the 20s if you are lucky. most of the heat in a gas stove is lost to the environment.
The “better” you report is just perception. there is zero evidence or measurements to back that up.
- fghorow 3y agoErrr, assuming that your electricity comes from a combustion source and a simple cycle power plant, at _best_ the work derived from the heat is about 35%. You need to account for that in your 80-90% calculation. (That is, .9 * .35 = .315 using the upper range of your guesstimate.) In other words, the waste heat has already been lost to the environment at the power generation source in that case. As always "it depends"... (In this case on the power generation mix in your local grid)
- burkaman 3y agoThe specific mix depends on the local grid, but nobody in the US gets electricity entirely from combustion, unless you're in like an Alaskan village that only has a generator.