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Howdy-
On Thu, 18 Jan 2001, Laurent Hodges wrote:
Also, the point has been made that electric companies charge for energy,
not power. This is generally true for homeowners, but NOT for large
According to the television show "The Secret Life of Machines", in
England, many people have electric heat, but the cost of the electricity
varies with the time of day. So the heating element is wound around a
large concrete block. The block is heated during cheap hours, and then air
is blown over it when the heat is needed.
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Marc Kossover
marck9@mail.idt.net