Steam heat is popular up north
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Stelcom66
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I get emails with various questions to test knowledge - some are interesting such as this one. I guessed (correctly) that in Iceland steam heat is very popular. Still somewhat surprised, as I thought steam heat was no longer used for the most part.

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Location,location, location.
Iceland gets a free energy advantage over other countries.
Im jealous.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2008/apr/22/renewableenergy.alternativeenergy0 -
Yes, must be nice! Interesting and ironic that the article mentions (what I infer) there may not be a need for home hot water heaters - go figure, in Iceland.0
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I assume it is district steam produced by the springs.0
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