That massive spike of 50c/kWh at the left looks tiny compared to today even though that’s already insanely expensive

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    11 months ago

    Even if it’s 97% efficient, a heat pump can still easily beat it.

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      11 months ago

      More like 99.99% the only electricity coming into the PC and not heating the house is the very small amount of light and sound leaving the house. Still worse than a heat pump, but pretty efficient at heating.

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          11 months ago

          Their waste is heat. They might waste some energy by sending air out of the house, but any energy they impart on air eventually becomes heat

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      11 months ago

      EVs are finally starting to use heat pumps for heating and cooling their batteries (and cabin climate), I wonder how long before that’s available for PCs? Just need a little hole saw to get an evaporator/condenser outside.