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I’ve been told that not only does it occasionally freeze in Florida but that houses were essentially uninsulated. Before a/c, there was no reason to insulate in the south.
Electric heat also has the advantage of nothing to maintain. You can have your baseboard heating just sit there most of the time, but it will still come on the rare times you need it