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New York City Housing Authority to Replace Gas Stoves With Battery-Backed Induction Stoves in 100 Apartments Under Energy-Efficiency Pilot Program (citylimits.org)
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[–] -3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (9 children)

How long can you run them before they run out of juice, though?

They run by either an electrical outlet or by battery. Another article stated the battery backup for its induction oven was one hour. Hardly worth being a feature.

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  • [–] 15 points 10 months ago (8 children)

    One hour of being able to cook in the midst of a 12+ hour blackout can make a world of difference to hungry people.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    One hour of being able to cook in the midst of a 12+ hour blackout can make a world of difference to hungry people.

    There are plenty of meals that don't require electricity:

    • Salads & fruits
    • Tuna sandwiches
    • Deli sandwiches
    • Shrimp dishes
    • Peanut butter & jelly
    • Cakes, pies, pastries, breads
    • Pickled/smoked meats
    • Potato chips, popcorn, nuts

    Meals can also be cooked on a portable grill.

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  • [+] -6 points 10 months ago (7 children)
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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago (5 children)

    I wouldn't assume the pumps moving that gas would keep working for an extended outage. If an outage lasts that long, it's usually over a big area.

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  • [–] -1 points 10 months ago (4 children)

    In the last 15 years, my electricity has been out for 10+ DAYS three different times. Gas doesn't stop.

    In fact, 2 out of 3 homes in the neighborhood have Kohler style natural gas whole house generators.

    There's plenty of reasons to hate gas, but that ain't one.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago (1 child)

    Surely someone's got an example of natural gas service failing during an electric outage?

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    Not really. The problem isn't that gas is somehow unreliable, it's actually that gas doesn't scale at all. It's a massive expensive infrastructure change and it's not flexible - you need gas. Electrical stoves can be powered by solar, wind, propane, etc; gas only works on gas.

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