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Environment & Energy

swong19104

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1. The south is heating their homes with electric heaters

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Tue Dec 26, 2023, 09:44 PM

Dec 2023

which aren't the most efficient. Yes, they can do better by having roof-top solar, even on apartments (which doesn't directly benefit the apartment owner, who may be responsible for the maintenance and repair on the panels).

Wood is probably the worst option for heating.

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A US map on how we heat, as a nation. Pretty interesting. [View all] OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2023 OP

The south is heating their homes with electric heaters swong19104 Dec 2023 #1

Wood is the worst? Red Mountain Dec 2023 #2

Several reasons: swong19104 Dec 2023 #4

That's not how wood heat works bello Dec 2023 #6

A have a wood stove with a catalytic onverter. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2023 #8

Southern homes use electric heat because the equipment is cheap, simple, and safe localroger Dec 2023 #3

All the more reason to put on solar panels in your roof and store the excess energy. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2023 #5

I live in the south, and I can tell you why southerners as a culture are against solar BComplex Dec 2023 #7

Without any evidence to back my assertion..... OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2023 #9

Looks that way in most conversations... BComplex Dec 2023 #10