silence7Dec 31

New York City Housing Authority to Replace Gas Stoves With Battery-Backed Induction Stoves in 100 Apartments Under Energy-Efficiency Pilot Program

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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 - SLRPNK

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Show threadHubertManne
why battery backed???
Dec 31 at 7:59pmWeb
Show threadheftigDec 31
It appears the main driver for the replacements were frequent gas service outages. Presumably they didn’t want to just replace that with an equivalent vulnerability to blackouts.
Show threadfrog_brawlerDec 31
Prevents data loss in the event of power failure.
Show threadspoopyDec 31
Gas works during power outages. Electric doesn’t, but batteries help.
Show threadstrayDec 31
One of the benefits of gas is that you can still use it to prepare food and boil water in the event of a power failure due to natural disasters and extreme weather. A battery backup is an essential part of an emergency kit in areas where this is a reasonable concern.
Show threadHubertManneDec 31
I mean I don’t have one but while we do have power outages my area does get priority for getting back online because we don’t get gas. I actually would love to get a whole unit battery system but there are many things that need renovation and I certainly am not in economic shape to tackle anything atm.
Show threadProdigalFrogJan 1
Mainly to avoid the extra costs of installing a 240v socket to kitchens that don’t have one (older kitchens with gas oven’s usually do not).