Hi,
On 01 February 2010 pm 20:28:52 Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav wrote:
> Erich Dollansky <erich@ovitrap.com> writes:
> > Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav <des@des.no> writes:
> > > Erich Dollansky <erich@ovitrap.com> writes:
> > > > burning wood, oil or gas is in most regions cheaper than
> > > > electricity which is most likely produced out of the same fuel but
> > > > all the losses during generation and transport reduce its
> > > > effectiveness dramatically.
> > > Define "most regions". There is a whole world outside the US.
> > any region of this globe where temperatures go below the threshold=20
> > for being comfortable and people tend to create heat by some=20
> > means.
>=20
> That's begging the question, which was about the relative cost of
> electrical heating vs. fossil fuels.
>=20
> I live in a country that's colder than most, where close to 100% of all
> electricity comes from renewable sources.
you are in the lucky position that your country has a very high percentage =
of hydro power plants.
>=20
> FWIW, this is also the case in large parts of the US.
The hydro power? Yes, but they also have to operate nuclear power plants an=
d fossile fuled power plants.
Hydro power plants are nearly a perfect source of electricity if there woul=
d not be the need for a dam which brings environmentalists up the dam if a =
new one has to be errected.
Erich
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