Electric / Discussions

...electricity of gas, how efficient they are really depends on how you heat your home. Where is your home located? Are you switching your heat to electric as well? And how clean is the electricity in the grid where you are?  Heat pumps are a very efficient way to generate heat and can save money, but there are subtleties...

...electric, whether than is electric wires or a liquid (hydronic) system with an electric boiler.  See more here about why Heating with electricity is the cleanest heat source. But, when electricity rates are very expensive and when the grid is fed with a dirtier fuel, hydronic with a gas boiler is often the better choic...

...electricity, because of the environmental effects of using natural gas for heating. If you’re looking to convert your radiant floor from a gas-powered boiler to an electrically-powered boiler there should be no problem doing that, so I’m not sure what I’m missing. But if you’ve been told that by an HVAC installer pleas...

...electric heat option, i.e. baseboard heating, electric forces air furnace.  Heating with electricity is usually a more environmentally friendly option to natural gas, and certainly more so than heating with oil, though sometimes the cost of electric heat is higher. Which province are you in, and do you already have ele...