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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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[–] 23 points 10 months ago (17 children)

I just got an induction cook top and it’s amazing. WAY more efficient than alternatives, better indoor air quality as compared to gas. One problem: can’t cook if the power is out. Good ideas all around.

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

    Some gas stoves require electricity to continue operating due to electric safety sensors that shut the stove gas off if the flame goes out. They too would be useless in a power outage because the valves would not open. So it’s not just electric stoves that would be out of luck.

    If you have room to store one, a used camp stove and gas cylinder are fine for basics. No need to buy a fancy new one. Or even a gas bbq grill.

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  • [–] 15 points 10 months ago* (3 children)

    Don't forget about the electric ventilation being out if theres a power outage. You don't want to cook with a gas stove indoors with that off.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Regulations in my country require that the ventilation doesn't rely on any device, it must be some hatch you can't close. I'm pretty sure it's the same elsewhere in the world, it's too dangerous otherwise.

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  • [–] 11 points 10 months ago (5 children)

    How often does your power go out that this is a major concern?

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    I would just use my camping stove or BBQ if I had to due to an extended power outage. Runs on anything that will burn pretty much.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago

    I mean that's my play. If you don't have power for an extended time then you also don't have refrigeration, or much else.

    "Hurricane" parties where you have to eat all your food and drink all the beer before it gets warm.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago* (1 child)

    You'd be looking at another 2-3k but you could get battery that can support that (and other things in an outage)

    That starts you down the rabbit hole of okay well what about solar panels to charge it in an extended outage...

    Also not practical for so many people.

    Really a microwave or single plate induction would be better for outage and cheaper battery.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    There are lots of things you can't do without power, how bad is your power grid that you need to plan everyday life around powercuts?

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago

    I'm seeing a lot of derogatory comments exactly like this shitting on the power grid. Either there's a bunch of southwestern kids on here who never sat through a storm in their lives and can't imagine weather which impacts infrastructure, or the mockery bots are in play.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    It’s winter in the northeast, and it’s been pretty brutal, so power has gone out repeatedly. I’m not planning around them, I just want to cook in the event there’s a multi day outage. And there’s been two this year.

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