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europe came within weeks of consumer energy rationing this winter because it almost ran out of natural gas. in the us, our natural gas infrastructure is such t
by replygirl 5y ago
europe came within weeks of consumer energy rationing this winter because it almost ran out of natural gas.
in the us, our natural gas infrastructure is such that if you build a new building in new york city, you can't get a gas hookup.
- ZeroGravitas 5y agoI'm not sure you understood my comment. Europe has lots of gas heaters, and gas electrical generation. Which means they can build lots of renewables without any need for storage. They just store the gas they would have burned when it's windy and sunny, and burn it when it's not. Every gas heater replaced with a heat pump, increases this 'storage' capacity. Until that stops being true, they have no real need for storage, just more renewables. One cheap and effective way to do this, is to ban new gas hookups on newly built or refurbished buildings. This saves a lot of money. It sounds like NY is doing this, so good for them. Smart move New York.