Electric heating is much less efficient than gas. But don’t expect facts and logic from these cultists.
It ain’t about efficiency. It’s about the ability to turn off your heat when you don’t obey.
This isn't about "green" energy. It's about the harsh reality that these areas can't afford to replace the aged gas line infrastructure. We have long been regressing into third world status. Many parts of the country are already there.
The politicians pretend it's about "green" energy to hide the truth about the decayed gas mains because they don't want the bond ratings to fall even further.
—”Electric heating is much less efficient than gas. “
Not true, but the answer is a moving target and somewhat technical.
Here in northern Illinois the price of delivered gas/electricity constantly changes.
For electric resistance heat the efficiency does not change, but the efficiency of a heat pump changes with the outside temperature called the coefficient of performance (COP).
For the heat pump my wife and I installed last year @40F the COP is 4:1 (four times ERH) at MINUS 15F, it drops to 1:1 (same as resistance heat)... around -20F electric resistance is MORE efficient than my heat pump.
Around 20F we switch to a 94% efficient GAS boiler.
depends on the price of energy, last we used the HP most of the winter.