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WCDT strips 3956-3960 (11th to 15th March 2019)
cesium133:
It's more expensive than other forms of heating, and in the U.S. it's most commonly used in the southern parts, where there is less need for heating.
Zebediah:
Most places around here have either oil or gas heat. But electric heat is probably cheaper for the owner of the building to install. The owner doesn’t need to worry about how much it costs to operate because the tenants will be paying for the electricity, not the owner.
jwhouk:
--- Quote from: cesium133 on 11 Mar 2019, 05:37 ---It's more expensive than other forms of heating, and in the U.S. it's most commonly used in the southern parts, where there is less need for heating.
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And where the Air Conditioning system is connected to the heat pump.
I have a gas/electric mix when it comes to heating* and cooling my place, but the electric is about 100% of the cooling during the summer.
* - Yes, you do need a heater in Arizona. You can't just rely on insulation when the temperatures hover just above freezing in the winter.
Killspree:
I'm in the southern US, in a rural area. We use gas for heating due to electricity getting knocked out ever time a serious storm come in. And in the rare ice storms that could be a week or so before they get the lines cleared and the grid back up. All those nice oaks with the droopy limbs done bear a lot of weight when they start getting coated with ice.
DSL:
Yep, electric heat can cost you, compared to gas or hot-water.
However, to Brun I'd say: Some of what turned out to be my best decisions were made on the spur of the moment, or in an "Oh, what the hell" moment after a period of overthinking.
My current car and the one before that. My second-to-last apartment. Taking that job offer. Walking away from that job 25 years later.
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