Home Electrification: There's not a lot to do, and it doesn't have to be hard (Part 1)
Energy management is a really powerful idea. Links 'n' stuff (including a follow-up video!) PART TWO: • Plug-n-play solutions for home electrifica... PART 1.5: There are some things I left out which I regret, so in case you're wondering why we don't all just upgrade to 200A service and/or why we are in the mess in the first place, you can check out this discussion on Connextras: • Some following up, and why I won't push yo... If you're in the US and are looking for some guidance to incentives that might be out there, Rewiring America has some great resources. Check 'em out below: https://rewiringamerica.org/app/ira-c... https://rewiringamerica.org/IRAguide You can also learn more about the SPAN panel at https://span.io HEAT PUMPS! • Heat Pumps: the Future of Home Heating Curious about how your furnace works? Lucky you, I made a video! • Forced-air Furnaces: The What, Why, and How Technology Connections on Mastodon: https://mas.to/@TechConnectify This channel is supported through viewer contributions on Patreon. Thanks to the generous support of people like you, Technology Connections has remained independent and possible. If you'd like to join the amazing people who've pledged their support, check out the link below. Thank you for your consideration! / technologyconnections 00:00 Intro 01:43 Three Quick Notes 02:39 Most of your stuff is electric 04:27 The four things we need to deal with 06:22 Single-family vs. Multi-family homes 07:30 The capacity problem 09:59 There’s lots of time in a day 13:12 Smart circuit breaker panels 16:24 How they can spread out 100A 18:53 Some future potential 20:02 Electrical codes and this new frontier 21:11 Building heat (and insulation!) 22:05 HEAT PUMPS 23:39 Resistive backup heat 25:18 A discussion on how much energy we really need 28:22 Even a huge demand is manageable, though 29:18 A quick note for those with boilers 30:53 bloops

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