[subsubzero]

I couldn't disagree more with most of the policies that California and the sfbay area have implemented in the past few years and this is one of the dumbest. You are now putting your housing(of millions) onto a non-redundant heating system(if power goes out you are totally out of luck like you mentioned). And lets look at the other blunders they are putting into place:

- Banning the sale of all gas cars by 2035(lets see how the grid handles by adding millions of electric cars to it). My guess it will fail spectacularly as the state now can't even handle a small heat wave(in 2022) with the current power grid pull.

- Shutting down perfectly safe and clean nuclear energy power plants which will strain the grid even more.

- Banning gas powered lawn equipment - have you ever tried to use electric alternatives, they are completely not up to the task of a yard larger than a room or two(I do alot of yard work and tried every electric alternative, they need to be recharged constantly).

- Banning gas powered backup generators - good luck when the power goes out on the new frail grid California has when nuclear power is shut down.

[Fatnino]

There is only one operational nuclear plant in California, and it only produces some 8-9% of the grid's power. Don't let's pretend that nuclear is the cornerstone of the grid here.

It should have been, but currently we are facing the results of decades of the feds and everyone else refusing to build any nuclear anywhere.

[CameronNemo]

I hear they also are taking efforts to keep the plant open a little longer than they originally planned, despite it being close to some fault lines.