Blaze (he/him)@feddit.org to AskUSA@discuss.onlineEnglish · edit-227 days agoWhat explains the difference between heating systems in the USA?files.catbox.moeimagemessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up171arrow-down10
arrow-up171arrow-down1imageWhat explains the difference between heating systems in the USA?files.catbox.moeBlaze (he/him)@feddit.org to AskUSA@discuss.onlineEnglish · edit-227 days agomessage-square20fedilink
minus-squareBlaze (he/him)@feddit.orgOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·27 days agoMakes sense for Florida! I expected the opposite on the West coast though
minus-squareCort@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·27 days agoElectricity is more expensive out west than in the deep South. Also there’s more oil and gas wells nearby lowering the transport/delivery costs.
minus-squarejqubed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·26 days agoDo people in Southern California even need to heat their homes? Even in the Pacific Northwest close to the ocean (like Portland/Seattle) it doesn’t get below freezing much unless you’re at a higher elevation, so electric can still be adequate.
Makes sense for Florida! I expected the opposite on the West coast though
Electricity is more expensive out west than in the deep South. Also there’s more oil and gas wells nearby lowering the transport/delivery costs.
Do people in Southern California even need to heat their homes? Even in the Pacific Northwest close to the ocean (like Portland/Seattle) it doesn’t get below freezing much unless you’re at a higher elevation, so electric can still be adequate.