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While I am generally supportive of electrification efforts as a major tool in combating climate change, I am wary of having a single energy source to my house.
by bradstewart 5y ago
While I am generally supportive of electrification efforts as a major tool in combating climate change, I am wary of having a single energy source to my house.
Particularly in light of the grid failures in Texas last winter. We would have been in big trouble without uninterrupted gas service. Running a small (1500 watt) generator to power the blower and control circuits, we were able to heat the house and cook without issue.
The redundancy was hugely important. Granted a rooftop solar+battery system would also suffice, but I'm wondering how long you can run a stove or furnace from those batteries.
- teeray 5y agoThis is the reason many people in northern New England typically have a combination of propane, electric, or a wood stove. Relying on any one is an invitation for frozen pipes.
- olliej 5y agoIn all fairness the Texas grid failures were the result of intentional choices made by the Texas government. Other states with similar weather had nothing like the catastrophic failure TX had.
- bradstewart 5y agoAbsolutely true. But redundancy is still a good thing.