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I doubt it. Even if you had perfectly efficient electrical kettle, you're starting out at about 50% overall efficiency since a lot of energy was wasted creating the electricity from heat in the first place. This is why I limited my statement to electricity generated from fossil fuels, which does cover a lot of electricity.


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