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Apparently, all of us in the northern part of the US are supposed to build new houses that are super-insulated and run on renewable electricity. Which is a nice goal, but in the here and now, we've got a grid that couldn't possibly handle everyone going fully electric, and it's not reliable because most of it's above ground, where it'll stop working when we need it the most. (In the winter, when it gets icy, and power goes out)

All I'm suggesting is that we take an existing natural gas furnace out of service, and replace it with something that uses FAR LESS natural gas, with the same heat output to the home. It's not perfect, it it's better than what's there, and fits within the infrastructure in place.



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