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Cheaper electricity means more electrification. The majority of my energy use is natural gas (for home heat) due to its low cost relative to electricity. Plus,
by zbrozek 5y ago
Cheaper electricity means more electrification. The majority of my energy use is natural gas (for home heat) due to its low cost relative to electricity. Plus, there's coal and gas plants to shut down and something needs to replace them.
Quality of life goes up with cheaper energy. If energy were free it would be 22-23 C inside my home right now, rather than 18 C, and I wouldn't be wearing a jacket while sitting on my couch.
Now, the fact that it takes $400 of natural gas per month to keep my home 18 C when it's 11 C outside has a lot to do with how hard it is to get building permits in CA. But that's a different issue.