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madaxe_again
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July was the hottest month ever recorded, accordin...
Heating is far more efficient than cooling, however, given that the former is a direct process, and the latter uses heat pumps.
semi-extrinsic
on Aug 23, 2016
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That seems very backwards. Heat pumps for heating can have a COP of as much as 4.5 at an external temperature of 7C, i.e. deliver 4500 W of heating using only 1000 W of electricity. An electric heater has a COP of 1.
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