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What that article doesn't address is the concurrent shift to electrify domestic heating. A worked analysis of the impacts can be found here: https://www.carboncommentary.com/blog/2022/2/11/how-much-ele...

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It will take a long, long time to move to heat pumps for heating the majority of homes. Last time I looked into it I would have to change all the pipes and radiators in my home. Same with my mums house. The savings would have to be massive to offset the disruption and cost.

New houses are being built though. And at an alarming rate in some districts too

New houses also have solar, which can offset some of their new load.

Sure, but I don’t think it’s as common as you think.

For example, none of the new houses in any of the new estates around me were built with solar panels.

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