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Well, you could make a point that if everyone has powerful appliances at home then the network has to be robust enough to handle quick changes in power needed.
by yread 8y ago
Well, you could make a point that if everyone has powerful appliances at home then the network has to be robust enough to handle quick changes in power needed. See
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV_pickup https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV_pickup
So, in a sense, boiling water with gas has less externalities.
EDIT: You can of course also argue, if we can't have powerful appliances why bother with electricity at all. I'm just saying it's not an issue that can be so easily dismissed
- icebraining 8y agoThe problem with the "TV pickup" is the synchronicity of the use, not the power of the device. Kettles used throughout the day won't have that problem.
- pdimitar 8y agoThe TV pickup problem, while valid, unjustly shifts the blame. The regular citizens have put the work to buy the TV device, and continue to put the work daily so they can pay the power and cable bills. What else would you have them do? They work hard and maybe the TV is their way to unwind. Why, again, is the citizens' fault for putting the work needed to buy their entertainment device and then making them feel guilty for using it? I pay electrical bills. In my eyes I do my part of the bargain, the rest is their problem -- that's what we pay for, to get a stable service while they sort out the details. A fair business transaction.
- yread 8y ago> I pay electrical bills... they sort out the details Then why are you even commenting in a thread about what can you do about climate change? Let someone else figure it all out and send you a bill!
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- pdimitar 8y agoWe all already do that, don't you think? I am talking about most eco tech articles that I've seen -- they are a blatant PR propaganda and rarely informative.