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[–] JATtho@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (5 children)

Power-line losses before your house, so a electric heater is only 96%-85% effecient. When the heating for bird feets is accounted, it's 100%.

[–] visc@lemmy.world 2 points 22 hours ago

Unless it makes a noise or a light that escapes the house

[–] EvilHankVenture@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

Blaming the heater for losses in the power lines doesn't seem fair.

[–] StumblingWasabi@lemmy.today 2 points 1 day ago

Well it is heat. If we count power lines as part of an electric heater I'd say that's still effective.

[–] Ajen@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago

You're assuming this heater is on grid power. We just need to power it by solar panels that are inside the house, under a skylight. Now we've got a 100% efficient heater, just don't ask about PV efficiency...

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

what if you're running it directly from a generator?

[–] JATtho@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If the generator is inside the house, 100%. But then you could just burn the fuel...

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

you could just burn the fuel...

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