Published Monday in the scientific journal Joule, the research found that heat pumps are two to three times more efficient than their oil and gas counterparts, specifically in temperatures ranging from 10 C to -20 C.

Oxford study proves heat pumps triumph over fossil fuels in the cold::Published Monday in the scientific journal Joule, the research found that heat pumps are two to three times more efficient than their oil and gas counterparts, specifically in temperatures ranging from 10 C to -20 C.

  • @[email protected]English
    2•1 year ago

    If you have a gas stove you really shouldn’t be using it without the fan running.

    A power outage is one of those times as people are tempted to use it more and for longer if it’s the easiest source of heat.

    • @DarthBuellerEnglish
      0•1 year ago

      When I lived in Pittsburgh many years ago, we had a full blizzard come through and our furnace went out in our “nice neighborhood/slumlord landlord” house. Benzene or no, the stove and oven kept us from freezing.