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San Francisco’s Secret DC Grid (2012)
Whilst most devices may use DC internally that may not be true of consumption. You still have electric showers, cookers, hobs, washing machines, dryers, heaters, air-conditioning, vacuum cleaners and kitchen appliances like blenders.
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on March 12, 2021
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Yes. High-power residential loads like heaters would still work best on AC because HVAC is safer than HVDC.
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