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> This is just ridiculous Ridiculous compared to what? Burning fuel at every home? I get the distaste of needing to power up coal plants, but if you want to
by cogman10 3y ago
> This is just ridiculous
Ridiculous compared to what? Burning fuel at every home?
I get the distaste of needing to power up coal plants, but if you want to look at CO2 output of a mixed grid with fossil fuels + renewables vs direct fuel consumption you'll find the CO2 output is going to be much lower on average for the heat pump + seasonal coal plant fire up.
That's because even if wind can't fully power all your heat pumps, it is powering a large chunk of them.
- rcxdude 3y agoEven without renewables, burning gas for electricity and using that to power heat pumps can easily be more efficient than burning that gas for heating homes directly, in most climates with commonly available heat pumps. Coal is a bit dirtier, though.