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On 11/12/12 17:02, jgharston wrote:
The Other Mike wrote:
64GW is also around 10GW *above* the currently predicted max demand this winter
(1 November 2012 to 28 February 2013) although we peaked at around 55GW levels
yesterday and the predicted peak tomorrow is nearly 58GW


All more evidence as to the stupidity of the obsession with electric
heating that is the only sane justification for the obsession with
using gas to make electricity instead of sending the gas down pipes to
consumers where they can use it to make heat directly.

JGH

what obsession with electric heating?


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