space heating
noun
: heating of spaces especially for human comfort by any means (such as fuel, electricity, or solar radiation) with the heater either within the space or external to it
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In 2020, residential EV charging (which represents most EV charging) accounted for an average of 2,363 kWh per year, less electricity than what was used for residential air conditioning, space heating or water heating, according to the Department of Energy.
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Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 12 July 2024
Yet in other areas, such as lower-temperature industrial processes and space heating for buildings, electrification is more practical.
—Inês Azevedo, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2020
Through the program, 223 heat pump water heaters and 334 heat pump space heating and cooling systems have been upgraded, and 109 pre-wired circuits have been installed.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2024
Washington was the first to use its building code to mandate all-electric space heating and cooling in new buildings - a step that effectively requires developers to install electric heat pumps.
—Anna Phillips, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Apr. 2023
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Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 12 July 2024
Yet in other areas, such as lower-temperature industrial processes and space heating for buildings, electrification is more practical.
—Inês Azevedo, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2020
Through the program, 223 heat pump water heaters and 334 heat pump space heating and cooling systems have been upgraded, and 109 pre-wired circuits have been installed.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2024
Washington was the first to use its building code to mandate all-electric space heating and cooling in new buildings - a step that effectively requires developers to install electric heat pumps.
—Anna Phillips, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Apr. 2023
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“Space heating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space%20heating. Accessed 13 Sep. 2024.
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