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Speedy Jim[_2_]

wrote:

I am building a new house, and I have a choice of Electric or gas
forced air, and wondered if someone who has been thru this before
would comment on the pro's and con's of each of these heating
systems.

Thanks,

Critter074

Leaving aside the rate structures of the two,
look at the environmental aspects:

Electric generation (assuming oil/gas/coal combustion)
is only about 35% efficient. Yep. The rest goes up
as waste heat. There are hopes to boost the eff. to 45%,
but that's in the future.

Modern gas furnaces easily achieve eff. of 95% or more,
meaning only 5% goes up as wasted heat.

There are applications for electric power in our lives,
but heating from electricity is not a prudent use when
there are alternatives.

Jim