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Originally Posted by Tel 911S
And the heat pump factor .Even if the running load is only 3 to 4 KW , on start up electric motors use about 5 times that .
So , if you can guarantee that the 30 odd million do not start at the same time , that would only be an extra 120 GWh of generation without counting the electric water heating needed for them or the extra needed for charging up EVs .
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OK - I'll try and frame the question in another way.
How much capacity (power) is required for 30 million heat pumps to operate simultaneously?
How much energy would 30 million heat pumps consume in a year?
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