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The corrected numbers still look like the 3%-5% range, which is still probably enough of a reason to switch stove types... if all the other reasons weren't enough already.


And replace them with what? There are almost annual major electrical grid outages in the various US grids and California frequently does active rolling blackouts.

At least in the US (and it seems most of Europe, too), there is barely enough capacity for current surges. Migrating more high energy consumers to that infrastructure without plans to improve it seems doomed to fail.


Two things:

1. The default recommendation may likely be "use gas stoves with a good ventilation solution" rather than "throw out all gas stoves"

2. A change does not need to occur immediately. It's not unreasonable to expect that a shift in usage over a 10-15 year horizon can be planned out as part of larger grid considerations. Might be an awkward energy demand to manage, however, as it's all focused on meal times and not spread throughout the day.

For my household we've read the current material as a reminder to use our vent hood more often. We weren't doing so for a convenience (noise) reason, but of course burning things indoors can create all sorts of air quality issues that are remedied in part by the ventilation system so we now do.


I think this is the most sane reaction.

As an aside, it's important to keep in mind that while stopping nat gas cooking will remove NOx and benzene from our air, we'll all still benefit from ventilation to remove the particulates and VOCs that are inherent to heating food.


> When I got back, bacon was smoldering on the range, filling the house with gas-phase polycyclic aromatics - my favorite carcinogen by a long shot.

- Zodiac, An Ecothriller, by Neal Stephenson


Thanks for the calm, rational response. That is definitely a great reminder, and I’m guilty of the same.

Maybe Noctua should jump into that market.




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