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Letter: Letter

Published 25 September 2004

From Perry Bebbinton

The heat from the various appliances in my house is only wasted in the summer, when my heating is switched off.

In the winter the waste heat contributes to the heating of my house, and while heat from electricity may be expensive compared to that from gas, it is not wasted.

Nottingham, UK

Issue no. 2466 published 25 September 2004

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