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Originally Posted by New Era
I said fuel cell application, not in a traditional boiler. Big difference. You take advantage of the infrastructure available to you. If you have access to a new electrical grid, you're best served to use that service. If you are on an old and unstable grid, but have access to natural gas, then gas is a great option to provide some services, or convert to a solution to remove you from that grid and use it only as backup. It all depends on your situation.
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Originally Posted by New Era
I completely agree. Every home in the world should using electricity to heat and power their homes. There are many different ways to get there, including using natural gas as a means to generate electricity. Fuel cell technology can make great use of natural gas and do so in a very clean way that has a very small impact to our environment.
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That makes zero sense in a place that has access to natural gas, unless all electricity is generated cleanly. And it's not like fuel cells are some sort of mature technology, they have a ways to go. Though I do agree they are a promising path forward, and produce fewer emissions than burning natural gas, they still produce some. So at this point, today, if you have natural gas to your house, it makes more sense to use that for heating than it does electricity generated from dirty sources. Which is all I was getting at.