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This is such a foreign concept for me in Murica. But I read a lot of alternative energy articles talking about stuff like heating sand and bricks and stuff that can then be used to heat local communities. Is this a common thing? Do they charge for it? Details, please.

This is such a foreign concept for me in Murica. But I read a lot of alternative energy articles talking about stuff like heating sand and bricks and stuff that can then be used to heat local communities. Is this a common thing? Do they charge for it? Details, please.

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I lived on Long Island for 3 years, and everyone used oil to heat their place. That's why I was confused. Most of my life has been spent on the west coast though, I will confess, so that's probably why it's such a foreign concept to me

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steam heat, in the US at least is mostly for large commercial buildings. Residential properties tend to use oil in the NE, Electric most everywhere, and Propane in some parts of the country.

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West coast still largely uses natural gas. It is shifting to electric, but for example, in CO, Portland, SW Washington, and parts of CA, they all used gas heaters. But yeah, your right

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They aren't really used for residential heating to my knowledge, with the exception of some larger apartment buildings.

But surely you have seen something like in the winter?

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Mainly downtown or the burrows of NY, but yeah I have. LA, Portland, and Seattle do not have stuff like that (that I've seen)