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> forcing people to move everything to electricity Can you say more about this? I don't live in California, so I'm not familiar with what you mean.
by pavel_lishin 1y ago
> forcing people to move everything to electricity
Can you say more about this? I don't live in California, so I'm not familiar with what you mean.
- RandallBrown 1y agoI'm guessing they're talking about phasing out natural gas in some places?
- AnthonyMouse 1y agoI read it as promoting electric cars and heat pumps over ICE vehicles and furnaces.
- Rebelgecko 1y agoA lot of new homes don't have natural gas hookups, and there's been various state and local regulations wrt natty gas applicances
- reenorap 1y agoAlso, they charge natural gas rates that are ridiculous compared to the current price of natural gas. They give rebates on electrically powers appliances and then jack up the prices on electricity, and then tell us not to charge our cars during the summer because the grid can't handle it. These are all excuses on how to keep raising electricity prices instead of dropping them.
- vladgur 1y agoIn my area, the government passed the law prohibiting replacement or installation of new gas appliances starting a year and a few months from now. https://www.finegroupre.com/blog/no-more-gas/ https://www.finegroupre.com/blog/no-more-gas/ This is all the while cost of the alternative -- electric power -- goes up at least 10% YOY