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Sustainability commission hears library induction-burner rental pilot, rebates and barriers to electrification
Summary
A resident and Denver Climate Action Office staffer demonstrated an induction-burner lending kit the library circulates, described high efficiency and safety benefits, and outlined rebate and electric-panel issues that affect wider adoption.
At its meeting, the Englewood City Sustainability Commission heard a demonstration of an induction-burner lending kit that the library has circulated and a briefing on incentives and installation challenges for switching from gas to electric cooking.
Andrew Forline, a longtime Englewood resident who works as a cooking electrification administrator in the City and County of Denver’s Climate Action Office, told the commission the city’s sustainability grant funded four portable induction burners with cookware kits for the library of things. "They've had 75 to a % circulation the first few months. No issues, except 1 didn't get returned, so they got charged for it," Forline said. He said three kits remain in circulation as items are returned.
Forline said the devices show induction cooking’s energy and indoor-air…
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