Re: [GBlist] Zero Energy House on Washington Mall (fwd)

["Ted Shelton" <ted655@hotmail.com>]

     PORTION of previous POST....  Of course, Carmine was referring to a 
"local" efficiency,
Malcolm is correct, at the best plants in the world the overall
energy conversation efficiency is at best only 36%, mainly
due the primer mover loss and transmission losses.

Electric water heating is convenient to the home user,
but the overall efficiency is very, very low indeed.

Regards,
John Herbert
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    if electrical resistive heat is the most expensive form, then, in the 
final end how is it efficient? I can understand easy, reliable, safer, less 
per unit bought, faster install, more versatile-- but I don't see the 
efficiency claim. At least based on BTUs-Watts.

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