grteM to CanadaPolitics · 1 year agoTrudeau says there will 'absolutely not' be further carbon tax exemptionswww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up146arrow-down12cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squareDerisionConsultinglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year ago seen any actual breakdown on the prices? Yep. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/heating-oil-carbon-tax-pei-1.7012855 “it would cost you about $48 to produce a GJ of heat at current P.E.I. prices, not including HST.” “Even paying some of the highest electricity rates in the country, Islanders with heat pumps pay about $18 to generate the same GJ of heat energy.” heating oil is worse for the environment, but how much worse? Pretty significantly worse than natural gas, and natural gas is worse than electric, depending on the electrical grid of course. If you live somewhere that uses coal, well, natural gas might actually be better for the environment. https://www.ny-engineers.com/blog/heat-source-comparison-heating-oil-and-natural-gas Heating oil is one of the most expensive ways to heat your home, while also being among the worst for the environment.
minus-squarejoshhsoj1902linkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoThat’s fantastic! Thanks! It’s disappointing how rarely a news article goes into the details.
Yep.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/heating-oil-carbon-tax-pei-1.7012855
“it would cost you about $48 to produce a GJ of heat at current P.E.I. prices, not including HST.”
“Even paying some of the highest electricity rates in the country, Islanders with heat pumps pay about $18 to generate the same GJ of heat energy.”
Pretty significantly worse than natural gas, and natural gas is worse than electric, depending on the electrical grid of course. If you live somewhere that uses coal, well, natural gas might actually be better for the environment.
https://www.ny-engineers.com/blog/heat-source-comparison-heating-oil-and-natural-gas
Heating oil is one of the most expensive ways to heat your home, while also being among the worst for the environment.
That’s fantastic! Thanks! It’s disappointing how rarely a news article goes into the details.