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Gas lobby launches new scare campaign on electrification, saying it will break the grid
(reneweconomy.com.au)
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this post was submitted on 03 Aug 2023
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Electric stroves are common in Germany. Probably 95 % of the people have one. We don't have nuclear power plants and we still have a stable grid ;-) just sayin'.
I live in the US and I've never been in a house or apartment with a gas stove. Maybe they're more common up north where they use gas for heating.
We don’t have nuclear power plants and we still have a stable grid ;-)
Yeah you burn coal, idk why you had to mention nuclear when their issue is that their grid is horrendously mantained becasue of greedy corporations.
So does Australia with its lobbied mining industry. Also Germany is close to reaching 50% renewables, surpassing Australia in their emission goals by at least several years
Cool I guess. Nuclear is clean energy though. Anyway, this discussion is quite off the rails of the original comment chain, which is why I mentioned the need to mention nuclear when it was quite irrelevant to the conversation.
Cool I guess. Doesn't matter cause at the end of the day, electric stoves (esp induction) are still far superior to gas and definitely do not break the grid as above article claims.
You also have a 99% literacy rate and invest heavily in your education sector.
And the chucklefucks on local Facebook groups are gonna eat this shit up.
I'll be changing from gas to induction in October. Excited to get this gas stove behind me with all the known health risks, but kinda nervous as someone who cooks a ton to learn induction. But everyone seems to love it so I'm sure it'll be a fine transition.
Induction stoves are great to cook with, I'd say they are better than gas for almost everything. Probably a wok is the only one most people will have an issue with, and having been stuck with an old electric coil stove in the past and managing to make decent stir-frys I really don't think that moving to a flat bottomed wok on an induction stove should be a deal breaker.
Induction is way better. You'll learn to use it in less than 5 minutes. The responsiveness is way faster, and depending on your stove, much easier to set levels too.
Here's a crash course in using an induction stove: it make metal hot
The problem may be with my wok
I wish solar panels were more affordable
I wish apartment dwellers could even get solar panels
I have space on the deck of my apartment that could fit a small array but without subsidies i've calculated it will take decades to pay off.
Consider sourcing your electricity from green generators and at the same time investing in them. It’s not exactly the same, but perhaps similar enough for you.
I got a quote yesterday for panels on my roof (in the US). $43,000. Fucking ludicrous
Here in South Australia, we paid $4000 all up for our 6.6 kW solar system just a few years ago. System price was $7600 and we got $3600 back from the STC rebate thingy.
Jesus Christ we paid like 9k for our 10kw system. Woulda been 14 without subsidies/STCs
They are quite cheap in Australia, especially combined with subsidies.
I am queensland, I have never seen a gas stove. We seem to be doing fine.
Ditto to Tasmanians
Only in texas
Or California or New York or Pennsylvania or or or.
Texas is the only US state that I have seen with a power grid that seems to fail exactly when it's needed most
I had no power for 5 days in the last ice storm. Luckily I still had gas, which mean warm water and showers, as well as the ability to cook on my gas stove.
but you should not of had to. had texas maintained and upgraded their grid it wouldve handled the cold just fine.
That's all fine and dandy but I don't have control over what Texas power companies do.
Getting rid of gas, just because, is dumb imho
people dont want to get rid of gas stoves "just because". people want to get rid of gas stoves because they are linked to causing health issues and help to global warming.
Cooking indoors on gas with no ventilation? Seems like a bad plan
It might be true in Texas
suburbia 🗿