US Homes Face Costly Retrofits for Induction Stoves, EV Chargers | New homes in the US may not be “electrical ready” after an international standards agency excluded building electrification measures (www.bloomberg.com)

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[-] zurohki@aussie.zone 3 points 7 months ago

If you aren't forced to allow for future upgrades now you'll want government funding to switch in ten years when the gas gets cut off. People have short memories about this sort of thing.

[-] NoIWontPickAName@kbin.earth 1 points 7 months ago

If the government’s gonna force me to do something then, yeah, they should be the one paying for it

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