Yes because you could heat the room with gas heating, which is about 3x cheaper. And if you are in an area that uses a lot of gas/coal in the electric generation, then you will significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions too.
Or you could run a heat pump, that wins about a factor of 5.
Or you could run a heat pump, that wins about a factor of 5.
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