Asked by wholemelt

A family has a furnace that uses natural gas to heat their home. They are moving to an area that offers the option of using energy from a solar power plant to heat their home. Which disadvantage will the family most likely face by making this switch?

a less reliable production of heat
higher costs for the monthly heating bill
an increase in waste production
smaller quantities of heat

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
less reliable production of heat

Solar energy is intermittent (depends on sunlight), so it can be less consistent than burning natural gas unless you add storage or backup systems. It doesn't inherently produce more waste, higher costs, or less heat quantity compared with gas.