Posted by JayP
Still wouldnt more dense urban populations have a greater advantage over suburbs. Downtown areas are more central so the cost of going to work and getting groceries is lower. Also the cost of heating apartments is lower than a single detached residence.
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just remeber in quebec the cost of heating when it comes to petroleum prices is slightly affected as hydro in thier infinate wisdom has switched us all over to electric heating 75%, where that causes a problem is waste, here in quebec we have the distinction of having a bigger "light halo" than new york city over montreal, thats a hell of a lot of wasted light, we also take for granted our cheap electricty and leave the tv on the heater going even when the window is open. You may say "it comes from water no harm no foul" the northern quebec water reservoirs are lower and lower by the year, during peak consumption times we buy from new york and vermont in the winter as they still heat for the most part with some sort of combustible and have surplus juice in the winter. where does that american power come from? you guessed it nuke and coal, sometimes oil. so we are no better. overall we have to look at what is causing the waste and nip it in the bud, i myself still heat with oil but i have an anthacite coal stove for the cold days and baseboards (very inneficient even though they heat quebec) for the average winter days, i have motion detectors in the bedrooms on the general lighting so if no one is in the room the light goes off. i keep my fridge and freezers full at all times, if that means bags of ice in the freezer and bottles of water in the fridge so be it, ill need it one day and it helps cut back on power usage from the fridge emptying out when the door opens. In the summer i run the air conditioning as little as possible and have my air conditioner in a shaded area. my outdoor lighting is focused and not somthing that sends light into the air. thats my effort