They are in front of the elevators at an outdoor multi story parking garage around my area. That’s all I wanted to share, thanks.
They are in front of the elevators at an outdoor multi story parking garage around my area. That’s all I wanted to share, thanks.
It’s only a waste if you are generating that electricity from non-renewables. If the electric is coming from nuclear or renewable AND there is enough electricity where you are then there’s basically no harm. Electric heat is 100% efficient since all the energy is consumed for its intended purpose.
I get what you’re saying, but I disagree. If you don’t use this heater but send the renewable electricity to the grid instead, somewhere non-renewable energy doesn’t have to be used. IMO your argument is the same as the reason energy efficiency leads to more energy consumption. I quickly googled it to make sure I’m not talking out of my ass, and it’s called Jevon’s paradox.
So what your saying is that switching to renewable is pointless because we aren’t allowed to use the energy for what we want?
Of course not, didn’t you read the second sentence? I’m saying making renewable energy just so you can waste it doesn’t help much.
It’s not a waste if it makes people more comfortable
Hm, the efficiency point is a bit moot, you can say the same for coal, oil and gas.
You definitely cannot. All of those materials burn and release carbon. Not 100% of the material goes towards energy. Solar for instance produces electricity with no byproduct (excluding the cost to make the panel). There are no byproducts in the generation stage. We then transport the electric which also produces heat.