You are right, there is no "wasted" heat in winter. However, if you are counting watts, unneeded heat is doubly wasted in summer if you are running air conditioning.
Ken
On Jan 31, 2011, at 12:21 PM, Just Murray wrote:
> when its below zero outside, as someone noted, that heat is indeed not wasted in some houses. it may not be as efficient as a wood pellet stove but its heat. i'd rather be too hot than too cold. again. its a personal thing. some people need to save $8 over the life of an ipad others morally think its their duty to conserve $8 worth of electricity and use it in a heater instead of a thing that accidentally heats or a light bulb, or allowing for it not to be generated. something. its an individual thing.
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