On Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:25:12 +0000, Bruce wrote:

Apart from the cost, I wonder how much carbon dioxide is emitted?

About 6 tonnes, very approximately what would be used by flying to New
Zealand and back once every year.

An electric Aga alone uses roughly the same amount on electricity as
the average American home in total does (11MWh per year - source US
Energy Information Administration, 2006 figure)

If you want an example of creative writing the Aga pages on greenery
are well worth a read. Faced with the problem of a user population
which is sensitive to greenwash but generally not terribly bright
(otherwise they would not have bought an Aga in the first place) it
has come up with some remarkably innovative ideas to paint these
dinosaurs green - such as connecting your own personal rooftop
windmill to the Aga to "store" energy.

http://www.aga-web.co.uk/92_907.htm