Points out that direct electricity heating is of low energy efficiency, but it can be a supplement to other heating modes or for spot heating in buildings.

指出电直接供热是能源的低效应用，但可以作为其他供热方式的补充或用于建筑局部供热。

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Thanks in part to the government's accumulation, spot heating oil for delivery into New York harbor is now 95.2 cents.

FORBES: Strategic Feel-Good Reserve

This grim price schedule, exhibiting what the traders call backwardation (futures prices lower than spot), is a pretty powerful incentive for any private owner not to stockpile heating oil.

FORBES: Strategic Feel-Good Reserve