{"id":9186,"date":"2021-09-23T16:29:02","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T16:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/resources\/blog\/cold-climate-electrification-a-path-toward-clean-heating\/"},"modified":"2021-12-10T19:59:59","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T19:59:59","slug":"cold-climate-electrification-a-path-toward-clean-heating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/insights\/blog\/cold-climate-electrification-a-path-toward-clean-heating\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast | Cold Climate Electrification: A Path Toward \u2018Clean\u2019 Heating"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=z9pxt-10e9a58-pb&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=1&amp;font-color=auto&amp;btn-skin=3&amp;multiple_size=480&amp;square_size=300&amp;order=episodic&amp;filter=all&amp;limit=10&amp;season=all&amp;tag=all\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In the third episode of our series on sustainability strategies of the future, IMEG\u2019s Adam McMillen discusses cold climate electrification. Essentially, this is a means to providing heat in cold climates without burning carbon-emitting fossil fuels. In areas with cold winters, McMillen explains, we currently use natural gas-burning furnaces or boilers for heat. Electricity, however, is used to power our cooling systems in the warmer months. While electricity is produced predominately by coal-burning plants, there is a trend by utilities toward greater use of renewable energy as a source. \u201cWe see our electric grid getting cleaner, year after year,\u201d says McMillen. \u201cSo, imagine a future in which our grid is fully clean, and instead of using fossil-fueled boilers we\u2019re using some sort of electrically-based heating equipment. As a result, we would then have perfectly clean heating and cooling for our homes and our businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Also in this series:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/resources\/blog\/embodied-carbon-in-the-crosshairs-of-designers-bill-gates-and-girl-scouts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cEmbodied Carbon in the Crosshairs of Desginers, Bill Gates, and Girl Scouts\u201d<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/resources\/blog\/the-chiller-reality-your-mep-equipment-is-full-of-embodied-carbon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cThe Chiller Reality: Your MEP Equipment is Full of Embodied Carbon\u201d<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/resources\/blog\/call-in-the-reserves-thermal-energy-storage-to-the-rescue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cCall in the Reserves: Thermal Energy Storage to the Rescue\u201d<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/resources\/blog\/battery-storage-clean-energy-for-a-rainy-day-and-peak-demand-relief\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cBattery Storage: Clean Energy for a Rainy Day \u2014 and Peak Demand Relief\u201d<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/resources\/blog\/5-steps-to-begin-the-process-of-decarbonizing-your-building\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Five Steps to Begin the Process of Decarbonizing Your Building&#8221;<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the third episode of our series on sustainability strategies of the future, IMEG\u2019s Adam McMillen discusses cold climate electrification. Essentially, this is a means to providing heat in cold climates without burning carbon-emitting fossil fuels. In areas with cold winters, McMillen explains, we currently use natural gas-burning furnaces or boilers for heat. 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