Bob Wyman for Congress (NY CD-10)

21. If we simply the analysis the question becomes: to use natural gas in a furnace or in a power plant (plus end-use heating appliance)?

22. In most places where homes must have heat for winter, a natural gas furnace results in less CO2 than a heat pump.

23. That's true if we assume an average grid mix, but it's especially true when we use non-baseload mixes (marginal methodologies).

24. Natural gas is thus an effective emissions mitigation measure in a cost per ton of CO2 reduced. Hope to have more analysis on this soon.

25. Where CO2 emissions between electricity and natural gas are close, it probably means the cost of reduction is high in $/ton.

26. One more digression: most electric home heating is resistance appliances. Furnaces & water heaters. Very inefficient.

27. The case for natural gas appliances vs. resistance electric is a slam dunk in most cases, both consumer cost and CO2e.

28. I fear many will rush electrification arguments without proper analysis to think through the consequences, or the costs.