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kertch's avatar

Actually sumptuary laws were to separate classes, wealth was the problem. The aristocracy seethed when low-born wealthy merchants could afford to dress better than them. Pretty soon, they thought, peasants won't be able to tell a wealthy merchant from a true nobleman, hence, sumptuary laws. But you have a point about costs. The solar panels, EVs, and induction stoves all require a substantial capital investment, and that's not the end, as these items reach the end of their life cycles they will need to be replaced. Here's the best one - a heat pump hot water heater. So while you're AC is pumping heat from inside to outside, the water heater is pumping heat from outside to your water heater inside. Just like a heat pump is useless when it's under 30 degrees outside, now your hot water heater will be useless too.

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Pi Guy's avatar

"your hot water heater will be useless too."

Well, at least it won't cost much to run!

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kertch's avatar

Ha! a heat pump running in suboptimal conditions will just keep running, but not do much heating. It's a function of thermodynamics. Using a natural gas hot water heater is the most efficient way to heat water (or air for that matter) when it gets below freezing outside.

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Pi Guy's avatar

*The First Law of Thermodynamics has entered the chat*

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kertch's avatar

Now you know it's serious, now you know.

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