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Theo wrote:
Steve Walker wrote:
Not really when modern condensing boilers are up to 94% efficient -
which is significantly better than even combined cycle generators ...
and that's before transmission losses of around 20%.


It's hard to beat heat pump efficiency of 200-400%, even with transmission
losses.

Theo


But per kWhr, electricity is a lot more expensive than gas.

Tim

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