Comments by "robheusd" (@robheusd) on "Why don't Americans use electric kettles?" video.

  1. So you first make electricity by burning gas to produce steam that drives a generator to produce electricity, transport if over the electric grid, to heat your water. It is common sense that directly using gas to heat water is more energy efficient as this circumvents the energy losses of all the energy conversions. The grid still needs gas turbines to reach grid partity, despite solar and wind power, as the sun does not always shine, and the wind does not always blow......
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