Heating with electricity
Electric fireplaces: are they a good option for green homes?
...space heaters, so they do not provide even close to the heat output that you would get from a wood stove. On a standard 120-volt power supply you would be limited to about 1,500 Watts, which produces between 4,000 and 5,000 BTUs. In a code-built house, you could heat a room around 400 to 500 hundred square feet with th...