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> Electric is impractical as New England winters are cold as balls and the houses are usually old and not that well insulated. They have the same situation a b
by gertop 1y ago
> Electric is impractical as New England winters are cold as balls and the houses are usually old and not that well insulated.
They have the same situation a bit further north in Quebec, same vintage of houses, possibly colder winters. Yet they manage with electricity somehow?
- fujigawa 1y agoIt helps that they have cheap hydro out the ass so you don't really care if you need heat pump auxiliary heat, it kind of inverts the equation: Cost of electricity in Montreal: 8c/kWh Boston: 47c/kWh New York: 58c/kWh Source: https://www.hydroquebec.com/data/documents-donnees/pdf/comparaison-prix-2024-en.pdf https://www.hydroquebec.com/data/documents-donnees/pdf/compa...
- pfdietz 1y agoThat's New York City, which is more than 3x the cost I pay in Ithaca, NY. We have a heat pump, btw.