Re:Germany extends lifetime of all 3 remaining nuclear plants
by felixfbecker on Monday October 17, 2022 @04:39PM
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Germany also uses electric stoves for cooking more than gas. An electric stove uses 2000-5000W. The grid handles everyone turning on their stove around the same times fine. Maybe heaters will have to run on top of that, but likely most won't have their space heater running while also cooking.
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Re:Germany extends lifetime of all 3 remaining nuclear plants
by wander_homer on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @01:22AM
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What are you talking about? The reason why electric stoves don't bring the grid down is because it is designed with this load in mind. Adding electric heating to the grid is an additional load, because people won't stop cooking when it's cold, nor would they stop heating if they're hungry.
That's why experts are warning people to not suddenly switch from gas to electric heating this winter.