====== Centralized direct electric heating ====== Direct electric heating is the use of resistive elements that convert electricity in to heat. ===== Calculator ===== ==== Assumptions ==== Next tables contain the assumptions that have been introduced in the Centralized direct electric heating model of the calculator. ^ Efficiency [%] ^ ^ 2011-2050 ^ |100 | ^ [[c_direct_elec_emissions|Emissions]] ^^ ^ ^ 2011-2050 ^ ^CO2-eq. emissions [kgCO2-eq./kWhth] |They depend on the electricity production. | ^Deposited waste [UBP/kWhth] |::: | ^ [[c_direct_elec_cost|Cost]] ^^ ^ ^ 2011-2050 ^ ^Specific investment [CHF2010/kWe] |284 |