Got into an interesting discussion on what matters in communication.

Nuance gets missed a lot when people tell half-truths. For instance, an astonishing amount of folks say they want gas as their heating system because of power outages.

Most gas-fired systems still need electricity to operate. Which, anyone who has lived with one during a power outage, already knows.

That half-truth is that a gas-fired system can more easily be supplied with emergency power. But most people don't have that.

@TechConnectify Can confirm. My gas furnace needs electricity to run the pump that moves the water to the baseboard radiators. Of course the thermostats also require power to open the valves. My hot water heater has no wires connected to it at all, it's completely mechanical. My grill and cooktop can be used in an outage.

All that said, power outages here (Connecticut) are so rare I hardly give these advantages any weight.