Getting off gas
2024-09-12 20:16:13.508714+02 by
Dan Lyke
2 comments
Sierra Clubs: Getting off gas, block by block.
Gas utilities’ monopoly franchises generally require that they keep delivering their fossil fuel as long as customers keep paying. That means a single gas user can sink a project, and, so far, one or more usually do. In 2021, for example, a farmer reported a leaky gas pipe south of Sacramento to PG&E. According to the utility, electrification could have saved ratepayers “millions on repairs.” Instead, the project died when the lone customer served by the 3.5-mile pipe insisted on keeping gas service.
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#Comment Re: Getting off gas made: 2024-09-14 01:33:02.020406+02 by:
Mars Saxman
I can relate to the holdouts; I have been trying to decarbonize my life in various ways for many years, but the gas stove will be the last thing to go.
#Comment Re: Getting off gas made: 2024-09-14 02:30:26.041628+02 by:
Dan Lyke
If they paid me to let it go, I've seen enough good on induction stoves that I think I could switch, but right now it's still gonna cost me a bit to get rid of gas in all the places.
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