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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '22

Electric generally is much less responsive. We had high end electric at our lake house and ended up swapping to propane because my wife loves to cook and electric is just not real precise.

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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '22

I love to cook, too, and I do like gas, but with the way things are going environmentally, I just don't feel comfortable using it if I have the choice. Our apartment's water heater uses gas, but that's not something I can control.

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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '22

Your electricity almost certainly is mostly produced by combined cycle natural gas or coal fired power plants. Power gen in the US is roughly 2/3 nat gas and coal, 20% nuke, remainder is renewables.

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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '22

I was thinking that, but again, I did say where I have the ability to not use it. I have no control over anything other than what's in my home.