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Gas lobby launches new scare campaign on electrification, saying it will break the grid (reneweconomy.com.au)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/australia@aussie.zone
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[–] 28 points 3 years ago (3 children)

Electric stroves are common in Germany. Probably 95 % of the people have one. We don't have nuclear power plants and we still have a stable grid ;-) just sayin'.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 years ago* (2 children)

    I live in the US and I've never been in a house or apartment with a gas stove. Maybe they're more common up north where they use gas for heating.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    They're pretty common in more rural areas. My parents live rural California and they lose power for at least a week every year. A gas stove is a must.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    Sorry, obviously not from the US. Is a week per year every year without energy common in rural areas? In Germany that would be outrages. On the other hand, Germany is small compared to the US.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    We don’t have nuclear power plants and we still have a stable grid ;-)

    Yeah you burn coal, idk why you had to mention nuclear when their issue is that their grid is horrendously mantained becasue of greedy corporations.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    So does Australia with its lobbied mining industry. Also Germany is close to reaching 50% renewables, surpassing Australia in their emission goals by at least several years

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  • [–] -1 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Cool I guess. Nuclear is clean energy though. Anyway, this discussion is quite off the rails of the original comment chain, which is why I mentioned the need to mention nuclear when it was quite irrelevant to the conversation.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    Cool I guess. Doesn't matter cause at the end of the day, electric stoves (esp induction) are still far superior to gas and definitely do not break the grid as above article claims.

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