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It makes sense as a long term move because now you have a single point of change to switch to renewables. Suppose there is an unprecedented improvement in sol
by fooker 7y ago
It makes sense as a long term move because now you have a single point of change to switch to renewables.
Suppose there is an unprecedented improvement in solar efficiency or power storage tech in 5-10 years or a nuclear power plant gets built. Then you cut natural gas usage to zero at once, which would have been impossible if all the houses still depended on it.
You can use the same argument for electric vehicles.
- drewcon 7y agoSort of? We don't use electric vehicles for heat, so they are sort of fuel agnostic when it comes to where the electricity is coming from; we burn fossil fuels to make heat or electricity. The future proofing argument makes some sense for California. Coming from the Northeast heat is a lot more important, I'll do a new HE Gas Boiler for 12k in a single family this year, converting from oil...save me probably 2k a year. If that were electric heat I'd be paying 400% more every year which would be insane. https://www.mass.gov/info-details/household-heating-costs#comparison-of-heating-fuel-cost-effectiveness- https://www.mass.gov/info-details/household-heating-costs#co...
- fooker 7y agoAnd that's exactly why this is being done in California, isn't it?
- Fjolsvith 7y agoAgreed. I used to live in Alaska, and when my wife and I bought our first home there, the furnace was broke and we couldn't afford to replace it right away. The electric baseboard heaters cost us $900 to run just for that January!