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Figure 1: Process and factors determining the rating of heating sources

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The rating of a heater is based on four factors:

  1. the household’s heating priorities
  2. local availability and cost of energy/fuels
  3. attributes of heater
  4. heating energy requirements.

Heating energy requirements in turn are based on the physical characteristics of the dwelling and the heating behaviour in dwelling.

 

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