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US homeowners look for new heat sources
Kyrgyzstan News.Net
Monday 14th July, 2008
As heating oil approaches US$5 a gallon, consumers in the US are finding new uses for heat pumps, firewood and even geothermal systems to alleviate high oil prices.
About 8 million households in the US use heating oil as their primary heating source, according to the federal Energy Information Administration.
With the price of heating oil almost doubling in the past year and going up nearly fivefold since 2003, homeowners are becoming frightened about heating affordability.
Oil used to be a cheap heating source, with prices around US$1 a gallon as recently as five years ago.
Wood pellet heating has become a big favourite for homeowners, with pellets being made out of compacted sawdust, wood chips or other wood material.
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Anonymous
07-14-08, 04:58 PM |
US homeowners look for new heat sources
Save the planet Earth,do NOT heat your whole house,wear more warm clothes,drink hot tea,use hot water bottle to keep you warm...whatever you do,do not heat up your whole house ,it is terrible WASTE of energy,it harms the evironment and it costs too much...
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Spiritrace
07-15-08, 07:53 AM |
Here the temperature gets to -40 C. winds are common at 60 MPH so don’t compare your lifestyle with ours until you experience it.
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