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The power plant burns the gas to heat water, which creates steam, which turns a turbine, which generates electricity which then gets turned back into heat at my
by imgabe 5y ago
The power plant burns the gas to heat water, which creates steam, which turns a turbine, which generates electricity which then gets turned back into heat at my stove.
The gas burned at my stove doesn't need 5 times as much because the heat from burning it goes directly into whatever I'm cooking on my stove.
- kaibee 5y agoHave you ever tried to hold your hand next to the edge of the pot..? A lot of the heat is not going into the pan.
- moooo99 5y agoI am very aware how natural gas energy plants work. However, your oversimplification of the process misses a crucial point. Many power plants improve their efficiency for example by providing district heating, etc. Your stove is not only heating your pan, it also distributes a lot of heat into your room. And during summer you probably use quite a bit of energy to cool down your again. An induction cooktop is the most efficient type with somewhere around 80% iirc. Also, your electric cooktop can easily be supplied with carbon free electricity, while your gas stove will never be carbon neutral. Not to mention the possible health implications of an open flame burning natural gas while cooking.