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Climate change is worsening the droughts that cause fires as well as the winds that spread them. Turning off the electricity is one of the only ways until are t
by blondie9x 7y ago
Climate change is worsening the droughts that cause fires as well as the winds that spread them. Turning off the electricity is one of the only ways until are the transmission lines are buried. But it might be safe to say every residence and apartment building etc should have a battery back up anyway and renewable energy installed. If this were so grid electricity would be a moot point and technically we would not be dependent on grid electricity.
- p1mrx 7y agoWhy would they install a battery backup, when a gasoline/diesel generator is cheaper? I see grid reliability as the cornerstone of fighting climate change. Who in their right mind would replace their furnace with a heat pump, or buy an electric vehicle, when doing so will likely leave them cold and immobile multiple times per year? We need a grid with more capacity and better reliability, if decarbonization is ever going to work.