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Wood heater pollution is a silent killer. Here's where the smoke is worst (www.abc.net.au)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/australia@aussie.zone
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[–] 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

They should be completely banned nationwide unless you live on at least a 4 hectare property.

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  • [–] -1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    The electricity grid may not yet be able to handle the sudden influx in demand that replacing them would cause. Once electricity prices come down due to renewables naturally it would make no economic sense to use a wood-heater anyway.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    I'm not so sure above how firewood cost is calculated on that page.

    I'm in a rural area, and see people collecting & delivering firewood to their elderly parent to subsidize heating costs. To the recipient, that heating cost is $0. If the person collecting also heats with firewood, I could easily see true costs at sub $1000/yr to supply themselves and their parent.

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