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qrpc t1_j612ifn wrote

If spot heating key areas while they are in use allows you to set-back the whole-house temperature, that can save a good bit. Electric heaters, pellet stoves, etc. can all be used that way.

As others have said, electric heat pumps tend to be much cheaper than oil and there are potential tax incentives or rebates right now that can make them more affordable.

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qrpc t1_iz6582k wrote

>cleanest of all the fossil fuels.

I guess you think putting a little less sewage in our water just as good as clean water too.

> Democratic policies of increasing taxes,

In case you missed it, the Democrats haven't been in charge of our state legislature since 1993.

>telling the companies they are ending the industry

Funny how more PA coal plants announced their closure during Trump's term than the 8-years Obama was President.

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qrpc t1_iz5wts9 wrote

Supply and demand.

Over production during the fracking boom drove fracked gas prices down.

That drove our electric generation to shift from less than one percent gas to more than 50% gas. In addition, our legislature has passed billions worth of subsidies to companies that buy gas. When demand increases, prices increase.

Short-sighted republicans want us to subsidize more gas production through lax regulation, tax breaks, etc. Aside from the idiocy of subsidizing both the supply and demand side of the same industry, this would just start the boom-and-bust cycle all over again.

Sane people want to invest in alternatives like wind and solar so we are less dependent on dirty fossil fuels in the first place.

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