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> (3) Home electrification should allow power intake from car, eventually everyone is going to have electric cars. This will serve as emergency power, no need t

by hk1337 3y ago

> (3) Home electrification should allow power intake from car, eventually everyone is going to have electric cars. This will serve as emergency power, no need to buy a separate gas generator. That sounds good in theory and I know it's only for emergencies but I don't think that's going to last that long or be that beneficial. At least not right now. > (6) Electric utility (or the city) can lay electric and fiber at the same time. Either the city or electric provider can provide internet or give equal access to providers. We don't need any gas connections, homes can be completely electric. Do they even get buried at the same depths? My understanding was electrical lines get buried deeper than communications lines.

knappe 3y ago
>That sounds good in theory and I know it's only for emergencies but I don't think that's going to last that long or be that beneficial. At least not right now. Having a large battery is useful in many, many ways and not just for emergencies. Be it for power cost decrease, emergencies or load balancing, all of these are very much expected consequences of electric cars being in most households. A recent volts.wtf podcast guest spoke about being able to run their entire house for more than a week on their Rivian truck. Now imagine that in a more generalized, non emergency, scenario. That opens up plenty of opportunities.
organsnyder 3y ago
Our recent fiber installation burial was accomplished by a single person with a handheld trencher. The trunkline conduit near the street was buried using a boring machine, but I don't think it's very deep.
bluGill 3y ago
They can be at the same depth. However they often are not: if there is a problem you need different training for each type of cable so if they are near each other the tech needs both types of training.
micromacrofoot 3y ago
My car could power my heating system for multiple days, that's better than freezing in a pinch.

by hk1337 3y ago

knappe 3y ago

>That sounds good in theory and I know it's only for emergencies but I don't think that's going to last that long or be that beneficial. At least not right now. Having a large battery is useful in many, many ways and not just for emergencies. Be it for power cost decrease, emergencies or load balancing, all of these are very much expected consequences of electric cars being in most households. A recent volts.wtf podcast guest spoke about being able to run their entire house for more than a week on their Rivian truck. Now imagine that in a more generalized, non emergency, scenario. That opens up plenty of opportunities.

organsnyder 3y ago

Our recent fiber installation burial was accomplished by a single person with a handheld trencher. The trunkline conduit near the street was buried using a boring machine, but I don't think it's very deep.

bluGill 3y ago

They can be at the same depth. However they often are not: if there is a problem you need different training for each type of cable so if they are near each other the tech needs both types of training.

micromacrofoot 3y ago

My car could power my heating system for multiple days, that's better than freezing in a pinch.