Bay Area plan to ban natural gas
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Bay Area plan to ban natural gas
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#2Given that heat pumps and other technologies have proven themselves quite well at this point it is not a bad idea for SF to lead the country on this one and shows that one can electrify most stuff (if not all stuff)
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#3Hope their electricity isn't being generated with natural gas
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#5Why are people so attached to gas stoves when we have induction anyways?
I love to cook and have a gas stove, but I bought my parents an induction unit a while back.
Sure it can't provide an open flame, but the ludicrous speed at which it heats things up vastly outweighs that drawback.
And not having to worry about ventilation nearly as much as just a bonus. My range hood needs to be on full tilt when I cook over long periods of time or the air gets "stuffy"
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#6Why are people so attached to gas stoves when we have induction anyways? I love to cook and have a gas stove, but I bought my parents an induction unit a while back. Sure it can't provide an open flame, but the ludicrous speed at which it heats things up vastly outweighs that drawback. And not having to worry about ventilation nearly as much as just a bonus. My range hood needs to be on full tilt when I cook over lon…
Electric is old and the Bay Area is shitty about approving building permits
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#7Banning natural gas in new construction seems reasonable and also the biggest win since you don’t have to run pipes to the building.
But existing homes? They definitely need to first figure out the objections in the article:
* supply chain capacity
* cost - we would need subsidies for less affluent people
* time to having heat or hot water again after my furnace / water heater breaks and I’m forced into an emergency switch to electric
Re: Bay Area plan to ban natural gas
#8Given that heat pumps and other technologies have proven themselves quite well at this point it is not a bad idea for SF to lead the country on this one and shows that one can electrify most stuff (if not all stuff)
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#9Hope their electricity isn't being generated with natural gas
This code would be about home appliances. But it turns out that massive generators are pretty efficient since they can operate at a huge scale. So even if the electricity replacing the gas stove was generated with gas, it'd still be better for the environment (and human health)
Re: Bay Area plan to ban natural gas
#10Why are people so attached to gas stoves when we have induction anyways? I love to cook and have a gas stove, but I bought my parents an induction unit a while back. Sure it can't provide an open flame, but the ludicrous speed at which it heats things up vastly outweighs that drawback. And not having to worry about ventilation nearly as much as just a bonus. My range hood needs to be on full tilt when I cook over lon…
Because cooking with gas provides more, and better, temperature control than even very expensive induction setups. If you stir fry, there is no comparison.
Also, low temp induction sucks. Even good units do low-frequency PWM to approximate low heat settings that come naturally with gas.
Induction is a big step forward compared to the older, resistive-style electric elements, and there's a lot to like about it. But what it isn't, is a good replacement for gas, at least as it currently stands.