Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 03:11:21 +1100 From: Tony Theodore <tonyt@logyst.com> To: Erich Dollansky <erich@ovitrap.com> Cc: =?UTF-8?Q?Dag=2DErling_Sm=C3=B8rgrav?= <des@des.no>, freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: I Love FreeBSD! Message-ID: <22166b751001270811k7cf7cf8fh40497b8d3e1eb18d@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <201001272329.48695.erich@ovitrap.com> References: <4B5BB3F3.1070205@joseph-a-nagy-jr.us> <201001272039.23424.erich@ovitrap.com> <861vhbk6nj.fsf@ds4.des.no> <201001272329.48695.erich@ovitrap.com>
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2010/1/28 Erich Dollansky <erich@ovitrap.com>: > Hi, > > On 27 January 2010 pm 21:40:32 Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav wrote: >> Erich Dollansky <erich@ovitrap.com> writes: >> > burning wood, oil or gas is in most regions cheaper than >> > electricity which is most likely produced out of the same >> > fuel but all the losses during generation and transport >> > reduce its effectiveness dramatically. >> >> Define "most regions". =C2=A0There is a whole world outside the US. > > any region of this globe where temperatures go below the threshold > for being comfortable and people tend to create heat by some > means. > > Erich Wood is prohibitively expensive in [sub]urban Australia. We use it more for ambiance than heating. Gas is cheap, and on a par with electricity in terms of price to the consumer, but our brown coal is hopelessly inefficient. Tony
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