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    11 hours ago

    the other problem is that the electricity is less reliable than the gas (currently here).

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      9 hours ago

      Yeah, but gas heat still requires electricity, so that argument is not a great one, though repeated often.

      Plus you can add a generator and reverse that advantage, as well as batteries. If you have an EV with a large battery that allows power out, that can be used as a good short-term solution.

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      An issue for sure, but one that can be remediated by the distributed nature of local renewable production and energy storage - something that gas by its nature cannot do.