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It's my understanding that, in ideal but realistic conditions, it's more efficient to burn fuel in a powerplant and use the generated electricity to run a heatp

It's my understanding that, in ideal but realistic conditions, it's more efficient to burn fuel in a powerplant and use the generated electricity to run a heatpump, than it is to just burn the fuel for heat. Pretty neat!

bink 3y ago
More efficient but more expensive, depending on the rates you pay for electricity vs. natural gas.
- nottorp 3y ago
  Exactly, efficient for who? If it's so much more efficient why is a local burner (natural gas, wood whatever) a couple times cheaper for the person living there?