On 2025-04-30 22:28, rbowman wrote:
Winter would have been a problem but I have a gas stove that doesn't need
electricity so I wouldn't freeze. It still was a lesson in how dependent
we are on electricity.
On 2025-05-01, Carlos E.R. <
robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
Absolutely.
There are a lot of small unnoticed things that you can not do without electricity.
City was silent, except for some cars. And very dark when the night
came, we could see the stars.
Some people with solar panels learnt that they did not have electricity because they did not buy the option to run isolated. Their systems automatically power down when the network is out, it would be dangerous
for other people.
Same at my house. The cost to convert to optionally run off-grid was prohibitive. So we installed instead a 14kW generator that runs on
natural gas. If there is no natural gas supply, the dealer stocks
propane conversion kits; but we do not have a good place for a permanent propane tank installation.
But new construction is already mandated to be all-electric.
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