Comment on Wood heater pollution is a silent killer. Here's where the smoke is worst
Longmactoppedup@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
They should be completely banned nationwide unless you live on at least a 4 hectare property.
Comment on Wood heater pollution is a silent killer. Here's where the smoke is worst
Longmactoppedup@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
They should be completely banned nationwide unless you live on at least a 4 hectare property.
Tenderizer@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
The electricity grid may not yet be able to handle the sudden influx in demand that replacing them would cause. Once electricity prices come down due to renewables naturally it would make no economic sense to use a wood-heater anyway.
brisk@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
It makes no economic sense already.
autokludge@programming.dev 4 weeks ago
I’m not so sure above how firewood cost is calculated on that page.
I’m in a rural area, and see people collecting & delivering firewood to their elderly parent to subsidize heating costs. To the recipient, that heating cost is $0. If the person collecting also heats with firewood, I could easily see true costs at sub $1000/yr to supply themselves and their parent.