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Most Americans want to electrify their homes — if they can keep their gas stoves (grist.org)
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[–] alvvayson@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Then you are living in an area that is running a bit behind.

Once you electrify heating, no one is going to pay for a gas line in new construction.

We (Netherlands) had these conversations go down like this 5 years ago. Now, no new home construction is running a gas line.

[–] chrizzowski@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Canada, and yeah when it comes to how we build we are definitely behind. Oil and gas is so entrenched in the economy, especially western provinces, that any going against that is blasphemy to a significant chunk of the population. It will get better though. We can already do better, the incentive just isn't there.

I'm a certified passive house designer and I'm always jealous of all the products and materials available in Europe!

[–] NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do you guys all have fireplaces and generators?

[–] alvvayson@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No, our electric grid has been extremely reliable.

[–] NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I couldn’t trust that, and it only gets to like -11F around here.

[–] alvvayson@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you don't have reliable electricity, then get a generator or wood stove.

That's what rural folk do all around the world.

[–] NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

That’s why I led with that

[–] silence7 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Wood stove as backup is pretty common in some parts of the US anyways. Heat pump + wood stove = not much physical labor + cheap to operate + backup heat for ice storms