▲ 245 ▼ Gas lobby launches new scare campaign on electrification, saying it will break the grid (reneweconomy.com.au) submitted 3 years ago by vividspecter@lemm.ee to c/australia@aussie.zone 44 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] chalupapocalypse@lemmy.world 8 points 3 years ago (2 children) Only in texas permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Buelldozer@lemmy.world -1 points 3 years ago (1 child) Or California or New York or Pennsylvania or or or. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Player2@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 years ago Texas is the only US state that I have seen with a power grid that seems to fail exactly when it's needed most permalink fedilink source parent [–] netburnr@lemmy.world -2 points 3 years ago (2 children) I had no power for 5 days in the last ice storm. Luckily I still had gas, which mean warm water and showers, as well as the ability to cook on my gas stove. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] keeb420@kbin.social 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) but you should not of had to. had texas maintained and upgraded their grid it wouldve handled the cold just fine. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] netburnr@lemmy.world -1 points 3 years ago (1 child) That's all fine and dandy but I don't have control over what Texas power companies do. Getting rid of gas, just because, is dumb imho permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] keeb420@kbin.social 5 points 3 years ago people dont want to get rid of gas stoves "just because". people want to get rid of gas stoves because they are linked to causing health issues and help to global warming. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Player2@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 years ago Cooking indoors on gas with no ventilation? Seems like a bad plan permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Buelldozer@lemmy.world -1 points 3 years ago (1 child) Or California or New York or Pennsylvania or or or. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Player2@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 years ago Texas is the only US state that I have seen with a power grid that seems to fail exactly when it's needed most permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Player2@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 years ago Texas is the only US state that I have seen with a power grid that seems to fail exactly when it's needed most permalink fedilink source parent
[–] netburnr@lemmy.world -2 points 3 years ago (2 children) I had no power for 5 days in the last ice storm. Luckily I still had gas, which mean warm water and showers, as well as the ability to cook on my gas stove. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] keeb420@kbin.social 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) but you should not of had to. had texas maintained and upgraded their grid it wouldve handled the cold just fine. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] netburnr@lemmy.world -1 points 3 years ago (1 child) That's all fine and dandy but I don't have control over what Texas power companies do. Getting rid of gas, just because, is dumb imho permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] keeb420@kbin.social 5 points 3 years ago people dont want to get rid of gas stoves "just because". people want to get rid of gas stoves because they are linked to causing health issues and help to global warming. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Player2@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 years ago Cooking indoors on gas with no ventilation? Seems like a bad plan permalink fedilink source parent
[–] keeb420@kbin.social 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) but you should not of had to. had texas maintained and upgraded their grid it wouldve handled the cold just fine. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] netburnr@lemmy.world -1 points 3 years ago (1 child) That's all fine and dandy but I don't have control over what Texas power companies do. Getting rid of gas, just because, is dumb imho permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] keeb420@kbin.social 5 points 3 years ago people dont want to get rid of gas stoves "just because". people want to get rid of gas stoves because they are linked to causing health issues and help to global warming. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] netburnr@lemmy.world -1 points 3 years ago (1 child) That's all fine and dandy but I don't have control over what Texas power companies do. Getting rid of gas, just because, is dumb imho permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] keeb420@kbin.social 5 points 3 years ago people dont want to get rid of gas stoves "just because". people want to get rid of gas stoves because they are linked to causing health issues and help to global warming. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] keeb420@kbin.social 5 points 3 years ago people dont want to get rid of gas stoves "just because". people want to get rid of gas stoves because they are linked to causing health issues and help to global warming. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Player2@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 years ago Cooking indoors on gas with no ventilation? Seems like a bad plan permalink fedilink source parent