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Why thousands of New Yorkers swap gas for induction stoves in clean energy push: ‘It makes sense; States from California to Georgia are promoting induction stoves for climate, health and cost benefits (www.theguardian.com)
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They've got a quite unusual stove that's got a large battery in it so that it can operate when the power is off, and doesn't need the installation of a 240v power connection. This avoids the cost of an electrical retrofit of old apartment buildings, which otherwise costs far more.

If you've already got your home wired for 240v, you can get an induction stove for far less.

These battery-equipped stoves are expensive right now because they're being made in quite small numbers. The parts needed are coming down in price quite rapidly, so I expect to see them sold in the $2000/unit price range within a few years.

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[–] ramble81@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I like gas for diversification of energy sources. When we had “snowpocalypse” here in Texas, I was able to stay running with a natural gas generator for some power, gas heat to stay warm and a stove to cook. The power draw would have been too high if I was electric only.

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 7 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Yeah but the "snowpocalypse" energy crisis was in large part a serious problem for people because Texas hates Texans and privatized the electricity grid leaving it brittle and unable to adapt to emergencies or changes.

You are living in a functionally collapsed society in Texas, and if that is a reason to cook around a campfire, sure! I just think you have to contextualize that. I'll keep using my electric stove and go find social support services in an emergency if needed because my state actually gives a shit about human beings unlike the shithole that is Texas.

If you need a gas stove to survive in Texas because the state government is constantly trying to kill you in pursuit of the deranged and cruel interests of the rich, I can't really disagree with that in good conscience, but it is a pretty awful reason to have to buy a gas stove.

You should leave Texas if you can.

[–] astutemural@midwest.social 4 points 3 days ago

MN pretty regularly has electric outages due to storms taking down lines, etc.

They're fixed within hours. Because our state electric provider is under strict regs as to what they can and cannot do, and the state gov takes grid reliability seriously in a place where it routinely drops below 0 F.

What I'm saying is that you need to drag your state officials out into the street and [REDACTED] until they start acting like an actual government.